Daisy The Cripple Creek Donkey.Daisy The Cripple Creek Cripple Creek, village (1990 pop. 584), alt. 9,375 ft (2,858 m), seat of Teller co., central Colo.; inc. 1892. Primarily a summer resort, it was once a gold-mining boomtown. Donkey donkey: see ass. donkey or burro Descendant of the African wild ass that has been used as a beast of burden since 4000 BC. The average donkey stands about 40 in. (100 cm) high at the shoulder, but breeds range from 24 to 66 in. Lyn Bezek Western Reflections Publishing Co. 219 Main Street, Montrose, CO 81401 www.westernreflectionspub.com 1932738096 $7.95 1-800-993-4490 Daisy The Cripple Creek Donkey is author Lyn Bezek's debut children's book and introduces young readers to a young boy who learns that a local donkey suffers from a similar handicap to his own--both have weak legs that prevent them from moving quickly, under most circumstances. But the boy is determined to show people just what his new friend can do, entering her in "Donky Derby Days the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, - Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide. See also: Derby ", a special kind of race that no one else thinks they have a shot at winning. A whimsical whim·si·cal adj. 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. and touching story, brief in length yet complex enough to challenge the reading skills of young children who are ready to move on from picture books to more involved tales. |
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