COWGIRL KATE AND COCOA: Partners , by Erica Silverman
AR Level: 2.3 Points: .5
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Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa are the stars of this chapter book about a girl and her best friend—who happens to be a horse. There are four chapters in this picture book, and each chapter tells a different story. Whether Kate is tricking Cocoa into getting shoed, the two of them are rounding up cows, Cocoa is pretending to BE a cow so Kate can practice her roping, or they’re working together in order to round up and errant calf, this book is a tale of friendship—one of the best kinds of friendship—that between a girl and her horse. This would be a fantastic book to use with kids who are reading independently. Even though it’s a picture book, the fact that there are actual chapters, will make a young reader feel very grown up.