{"product_id":"dadblamed-union-army-cow-isbn-9780763687700","title":"Dadblamed Union Army Cow","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Most picture-book war stories are long on history but short on humor until now. . . . Root’s droll style perfectly portrays the story with homespun flavor.” — \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“That dadblamed cow!”\u003c\/i\u003e She follows her owner into the Union army and then straight on south to fight in the war. She needs unstomped grass to eat, she gets stuck in the mud, and she’s just plain dangerous in battle. But this peculiar cow also gives the weary soldiers some surprising comforts. Based on stories and newspaper reports from the Civil War and full of lively illustrations, this is a heartwarming tale of one wonderfully dadblamed persistent cow.It's the telling in the soldier's voice that engages the reader and captures just the right tone without caricaturizing or sensationalizing.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cb\u003eSusan Fletcher\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several novels for young readers. She lives in Wilsonville, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberly Bulcken Root\u003c\/b\u003e says that one of her great-grandfathers was in the Pennsylvania cavalry and another in the Grand Army of the Republic, while other relatives were on the southern side. She lives in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302693916901,"sku":"NP9780763687700","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763687700.jpg?v=1767724417","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dadblamed-union-army-cow-isbn-9780763687700","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}