Roundup At The Palace.Roundup At The Palace Kathleen Cook Waldron Red Deer Red Deer, city, CanadaRed Deer, city (1991 pop. 58,134), S central Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. It developed as a trade and service center for a region of dairying and mixed farming. The discovery of oil and natural gas after World War II lead to the growth of Red Deer's petroleum service industry, as well as the steady growth of the city itself. Red Deer is also in the center of a resort area that includes Sylvan Lake and Gaetz Lake. PressMackimmie Library Tower, Room 812, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4 www.reddeerpress.com 0889953198 $17.95 1-800-663-5714 Enhanced with illustrations by Alan and Lea Daniel, Roundup At The Palace by Kathleen Cook Waldron is the fun and creative and colorful picturebook story of Zack and Buster the Bull in their mutual pursuit of the winning at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. A blizzard brings Buster storming out of the trailer into the Brown Palace Hotel where a confrontation with the young Alice leads Zack to making an heroic rescue. Roundup At The Palace is very highly recommended for all young readers, particularly those with an interest in the farm and bulls and adventure! |
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