On the Pampas
A young girl from Buenos Aires, Argentina, spends the summer on her grandmother's ranch on the pampas, enjoying a thrilling camaraderie with her cousin and age-mate, Susanita, who knows "everything about horses, cows, and all the other animals that live on the pampas." Together the two girls ride horses, go swimming, search for nandu eggs, and listen to the gauchos tell ghost stories. There are plenty of activities to fill the days of these tireless and adventuresome cousins, both of whom aspire to be gauchos some day themselves. This autobiographical reminiscence by Argentinian Maria Cristina Brusca is filled with visual and textual details about life on a South American ranch. ©1991 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Maria Cristina Brusca
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Picture book
Subjects:
Argentinians and Argentinian Americans
Autobiography/Memoir
Cousins
Families
Vacations
Diversity subject:
Latine
Publisher:
Henry Holt
Publish Year: 1991
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0805015485
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Brusca