SuitabookDadblamed Union Army Cow
Susan Fletcher
- Reading
- Read together and pause at the illustrations to notice how the cow’s needs shape events. You could distinguish the comic animal mishaps from the larger historical setting, then follow your reader’s questions.
- Themes
- A cow among soldiers: The cow follows her owner into the army and brings weary soldiers unexpected comforts. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- War as a story setting: The cow follows her owner south during the Civil War, and battle is part of the story. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Battle is part of the setting, and the cow is described as dangerous there. The degree of violence shown or described is unclear, so illustrations may be worth previewing if that matters to your reader.