When a blizzard traps a family outside in a whiteout, a cattle dog devises a stunning rescue in a moving, suspenseful, and gorgeously illustrated story.A familya mother, a father, and their ten-year-old sonhave come all the way from Florida to the Appalachian foothills to experience the wonder of a snowy weekend. At a nearby farm, a cattle dog is working, as she does every day, driving her forty head of cattle from pasture to corral and back again. And then, suddenly, a blizzard descends. The family is trapped outside, disoriented in the whiteout. They are panicked, exhausted, freezing, and stranded in waist-deep drifts. From off in the distance, the cattle dog has heard their faint, snow-drowned cries. Her inexhaustible attention turns to saving them. This stirring tale is both a compelling story of survival and a meditation on the tremendous will of man's best friend.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .

MICHAEL J. ROSEN is the award-winning author of more than two dozen picture books. He lives in central Ohio. Carole Lexa Schaefer is the author of numerous books for children. The Copper Tin Cup, she says, "was inspired by my connections with my immigrant relatives through stories and songs - invisible heirlooms - to keep handing on. " She lives in Seattle, Washington. Stan Fellows has been a professional painter for twenty years. The Copper Tin Cup, he says, "was charming from the first time I read it - and it held its charm through every rereading as I worked on the paintings. " He lives with his wife and daughter in Iowa.