Cocky
48 pages, 6 x 8
48 color illustrations
Hardcover
Release Date:01 Dec 2015
ISBN:9780826356062
Cocky
By Loyd Tireman; Illustrated by Ralph Douglass
SERIES:
Mesaland Series
University of New Mexico Press
All of the characters exude their own charm, their own cuteness, even their own cunning. . . . Those qualities will entice young readers to follow the characters in their encounters with wildlife and humans.'--Albuquerque Journal
Like all classic children's literature, the Mesaland Series retains its timeless appeal.'--New Mexico Magazine
With its eye-catching artwork, stories focused on Southwestern animals and mid-century charm, these tales of woodpeckers, jackrabbits, coyotes and other creatures of the desert are sure to make a handsome addition to any child's, or adult collector's, bookshelf.'--Weekly Alibi
[Douglass's] timeless illustrations for the Mesaland Series mix a pulpy comic-book flair he developed as a cartoonist with an attention to line detail and facial and body expressions that he must have developed as an oil painter.'--Pasatiempo
Born in Orchard, Iowa, Loyd Tireman (1896-1959) was a pioneer in bilingual and community education. In 1927 Tireman began his thirty-two-year career at the University of New Mexico as a professor of elementary education. In 1947 Tireman established a curriculum materials center, which grew into a library located at the University of New Mexico College of Education. Ralph Douglass (1895-1971) was a professor in the Department of Art at the University of New Mexico.< Evelyn Yrisarri was a member of the National Storyteller’s League of Washington, DC, and specialized in storytelling for young children.
