Twister Twyla: The Kansas Cowgirl

by Diane a Dollar (Illustrator), Jerri Garretson

Overview

Kansas cowgirl Twyla loves the wind and rides tornadoes in the Flint Hills Rodeo in this 32-page picture book illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Extras include information on tornadoes, dust devils and rodeos, and a resource list of books and websites.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781460964811
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/05/2011
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.07(d)

About the Author

Jerri began writing children's books while she was a children's librarian in Manhattan, Kansas with her first Kansas tall tale, "Johnny Kaw - The Pioneer Spirit of Kansas." In addition to tall tales, she especially likes writing ghost stories and her YA ghost story and mystery, "The Secret of Whispering Springs" has been popular with readers from nine to ninety.
Jerri grew up in Manhattan, Kansas, earned a B.A. degree in English and psychology from the University of Kansas and an M.Ed. in educational technology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She married Peter W. Garretson, who became a military attorney and together they lived in several countries and states during his twenty-four-year army career.