Books with title Little wrangler,

New York City orphan Joe Monday dreams of finding a family and of being a cowboy. Things look up when he's sent West on an "orphan train," until he ends up with a pair of pig farmers who only want the free labor he provides. Joe runs away with a cattle drive headed north from Texas, though the cowboys are unsure of their young tag-along. But when disaster strikes, Joe proves that even a kid can be a hero, and learns that dreams really can come true.

New York City orphan Joe Monday dreams of finding a family and of being a cowboy. Things look up when he's sent West on an "orphan train," until he ends up with a pair of pig farmers who only want the free labor he provides. Joe runs away with a cattle drive headed north from Texas, though the cowboys are unsure of their young tag-along. But when disaster strikes, Joe proves that even a kid can be a hero, and learns that dreams really can come true.

He's sixteen. He lives in Texas in the 1870's just after the Civil War. He leaves his Aunt Nell's home because of her cruelty. He goes to work on a trail drive. He's Little Joe the Wrangler. Ride along with Little Joe as he joins other trail hands, the trail boss and Alex Rios, the trail cook, to drive a cattle herd north across Red River through several states to market in Kansas. The story of Little Joe, as he sets out to begin a new life, is crafted in poetic form, lending a lyrical feel to this high-energy adventure for teens. Written from the perspective of a young man, Little Joe the Wrangler shows just how exciting, fun and revealing poetry can be! Author Bio: Authors AL and Susan Inmon wrote this story in the hopes that it will help the youth of today's world see that poetry can be a great outlet for sharing their own stories. AL and Susan have five children and seven grandchildren. They live in Kerrville, Texas in the Texas Hill Country. The story of Little Joe will continue on in Volume II of the series.

The Durango Kid could ride a horse and sometimes rope a steer, and he'd gone on spring roundup often enough to know nearly all there was to know about it. But he'd never before worked with five hundred bawling, snorting cattle in a corral, and that was his job on spring roundup this year. The day began well enough. He and his old horse Geronimo rounded up a batch of cattle and drove them to the corral without a hitch. But when it came time to sort out the herd, the Kid's troubles began -- in the shape of two angry steers. Cowboy buffs and children everywhere will be delighted by this warmhearted and amusing story and by Myron Wood's stunning photographs, which capture all the exciting detail of spring roundup on a ranch in the West.