cover image Riding on a Range: Western Activities for Kids

Riding on a Range: Western Activities for Kids

G. Lawson Drinkard, III, Lawson Drinkard. Gibbs Smith Publishers, $9.95 (64pp) ISBN 978-1-58685-036-4

Any kid with a penchant for the Old West will delight in the informative paperback Riding on a Range: Western Activities for Kids by Lawson Drinkard, illus. by Fran Lee, which gives readers a taste of what life was like in the days of cattle drives. Cooking up some fun has never been easier than with activities detailing how to make your own chaps (""seatless protective leggings"" to be worn over a cowboy's jeans) and spurs, as well as how to host your own ""Little Wrangler Party."" Cowboy lingo also included.