Zayda Was a Cowboy

it was SO good. i'd get it again if i could! i'm not gonna say anything else cuz' i don't wanna spoil anything.

I really liked this book, I'll share it with my school! I live in Texas and I learned a lot about immigrants who came to Texas to start a new life. Ranching and being a cowboy is real hard work, learning to rope, ride, camp out in the open, endure lots of critters and cover lots of ground on beans and coffee. Grandpa Zayda tells his grandson how he had come to America, walked across Russia and Poland to escape conscription into the Russian Army, earned money for an ocean voyage to America, landed in Galveston Texas, learned to be a cowboy and did a cattle drive. This book helped me to listen to and appreciate my grandparents more. Zayda was courageous, leaving his family, going on a long dangerous walk, working hard, surviving a rough ocean voyage, learning a new tough job, getting along with many different folks from many different places, all and making it work out. I am thankful for reading this book! Gam La'tova! This too is for the good! Thank You PJ Library for this book!!

I know some of you don't like this book. But this is my opinion: It was an awesome book about Bill and Danny getting told a story by their Zayda about how their grandpa was Meyer ben Yehezkiel from Sherashov and how he moved to America and became the cowboy named Mike Benson! It's cool how Zayda Mike brought his siblings to America!

This book is about action, beans, cows, memories, old friends and Jewish love!

I thought this was an interesting story, to hear about the life of someone who came and ended up in an unlikely place. I love reading about the pioneers and cowboys. And I love reading about our heritage. This was the perfect blend.