Gertie, The Darling Duck of WWII Western Training

Gertie, The Darling Duck of WWII Western TrainingAuthor: Shari Swanson & Rene Graef (Illustrator) In 1945, the attention of the United States, along with the rest of the world, was focused on World War II. After more than five years of fighting, downcast, war weary people were looking for signs of hope of a better future. One April morning, a duck searching for a nesting spot lands on a tall post sticking out of the Milwaukee River. Situated near a busy drawbridge and the noisy city of Milwaukee,

based on the science of learning and equine emotions

Format: Spiral bound Pages: 160 Illustrations: 158 color photos

and set our creativity free

and Midwestern rodeos

Horse rider clothing

The good news is

Bruiser and Dude chasing a dream

and long lines

Over the past few decades

Educational worksheets and diagrams are great for teaching off the horse and for rainy day lessons

Paperback  280 pages

the stubbornly motionless equine hero of Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson’s delightful and touching biography-in-verse