PECOS BILL Tames a Colossal Cyclone by Eric Braun illustrated by Lisa K Weber PICTURE WINDOW BOOKS a capstone imprint
PECOS BILL An American Cowboy Long ago in the old West cowboys raised cattle on the open land These cowboys were always on the move They ate and slept outdoors They had only each other for family Their lives were exciting and free but hard too To help forget their troubles the cowboys told stories around a campfire each night They told about the amazing adventures of the greatest cowboys The truth was not important only great stories were Many of these tall tales featured a cowboy who was stronger than any other He was faster and smarter too He came to be known as Pecos Bill According to the stories Pecos Bill was the greatest cowboy ever He was an American hero
The tale of Pecos Bill begins when Bill was just a young un Why he was no taller than the prairie grass He lived in Texas with his ma pa and 17 brothers and sisters To keep track of her brood Bill's ma gave all of them a star tattoo on one arm
