Meet Nat Love: Cowboy and Former Slave

Contributor(s): Katirgis, Jane (Author), Penn, Sarah (Author)

ISBN: 9781978511408

Publisher: Enslow Publishing

$25.45

Pub Date: July 30, 2019

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2018060040

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.60" L x 7.30" W ( 0.60 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Historical | History | United States 19th Century

Series: Introducing Famous Americans

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000503299 ( Meet Nat Love: Cowboy and Former Slave)

Reading level: 3.80

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: When Nat Love was born into slavery in Tennessee, his family worked on a tobacco plantation. He longed to see the world and soon became a talented horse rider. At the age of fifteen, he left his family and headed to Dodge City, Kansas. As a young cowboy in America's Wild West, Love broke wild horses and won shooting contests. Young readers will delight in learning about the adventures of this African American cowboy. A timeline, sidebars, and primary sources add depth to this easy-to-read narrative.