WINNER, 2004 OKLAHOMA BOOK AWARD FOR JUVENILE LITERATURE 2004 IRA/CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICES SELECTION ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION SCHOLASTIC READING COUNTSSELECTION ``Even today, the appeal of a community (a global community, even) joining together to find a way to help 'this old cow' makes a terrific tale.
`` --Daily Oklahoman ``Artley's good-humored, vividly colored cartoon art, featuring comically hyperbolic expressions on the faces of characters--human and bovine alike--provide the entertainment.
`` --Publishers Weekly Grady is a 1, 200-pound Hereford cow that gets herself mysteriously stuck in a silo.
No one can figure out how to free her until a heroic reporter from Denver solves the problem.
Grady's in the Silo is a charming story about patience and perseverance.
Based on a true story, this tale humorously translates a part of Oklahoma folklore in a way that is equally appealing to both parents and children.
Grady's story, which began in a small Oklahoma town named Yukon, reached around the world in 1949.
Now, more than fifty years later, Una Belle Townsend brings it to life on the page.