NEW BOOK, THE TRUE WEST
Real stories about Black cowboys, women sharpshooters, Native-American rodeo stars, pioneering vaqueros, celebrity showmen and unsung heroes in the Wild West.-
A KICKSTARTER “PROJECT WE LOVE.”
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/129501832/the-true-west?ref=project_build#
I hope you'll get a chance to take a look at a book I’ve written, THE TRUE WEST. Real stories about Black cowboys, women sharpshooters, Native-American rodeo stars, pioneering vaqueros, celebrity showmen and unsung heroes in the Wild West. I’m proud to say that Kickstarter has selected to name it “A Project We Love.” which is a genuine honor and evidence that they think it’s a truly worthwhile undertaking. Lavishly illustrated by William Luong and written for kids 4-9 (and their grown-ups), the book will be released by a great, new publisher, Bushel & Peck. It tells the stories of the astonishing people in the American West and celebrates their incredible, and too little recognized, diversity. Page after page, it’s packed with people you’ve probably never heard about and facts you’ve probably never known.
I got the inspiration for this book when I was doing a show for grades K-4 at a school with a diverse student body. Of the 460 kids in the audience, not one knew there had ever been Black cowboys. It struck me that this would be a good bit of history for everyone in the US to know. As I worked on the book, I was struck by the strong characters and astonishing stories of their lives of the people I was writing about. Any one of them would be a great role model for any young person. No matter their heritage or gender, from Calamity Jane to Deadwood Dick, they were all strong, smart and resilient — and made their way in life under incredibly difficult circumstances.
If you have a minute to check out the Kickstarter page (click on the address below) you’ll get to see the book (I’ve also attached the cover and two spreads to this email.) If you want, you can sign up to get a special hardcover copy of the book and other rewards including:
All in all, it’s a beautiful book, a worthy cause and a treasure trove of fun and fascinating information. I think, and hope, this will be a book you and your kids will enjoy immensely …and remember forever. And you can get in on it — with a special copy of the book and more — for just $25.
Just click this address to find out more.
Mifflin Lowe
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/129501832/the-true-west?ref=project_build#
Real stories about Black cowboys, women sharpshooters, Native-American rodeo stars, pioneering vaqueros, celebrity showmen and unsung heroes in the Wild West.-
A KICKSTARTER “PROJECT WE LOVE.”
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/129501832/the-true-west?ref=project_build#
I hope you'll get a chance to take a look at a book I’ve written, THE TRUE WEST. Real stories about Black cowboys, women sharpshooters, Native-American rodeo stars, pioneering vaqueros, celebrity showmen and unsung heroes in the Wild West. I’m proud to say that Kickstarter has selected to name it “A Project We Love.” which is a genuine honor and evidence that they think it’s a truly worthwhile undertaking. Lavishly illustrated by William Luong and written for kids 4-9 (and their grown-ups), the book will be released by a great, new publisher, Bushel & Peck. It tells the stories of the astonishing people in the American West and celebrates their incredible, and too little recognized, diversity. Page after page, it’s packed with people you’ve probably never heard about and facts you’ve probably never known.
I got the inspiration for this book when I was doing a show for grades K-4 at a school with a diverse student body. Of the 460 kids in the audience, not one knew there had ever been Black cowboys. It struck me that this would be a good bit of history for everyone in the US to know. As I worked on the book, I was struck by the strong characters and astonishing stories of their lives of the people I was writing about. Any one of them would be a great role model for any young person. No matter their heritage or gender, from Calamity Jane to Deadwood Dick, they were all strong, smart and resilient — and made their way in life under incredibly difficult circumstances.
If you have a minute to check out the Kickstarter page (click on the address below) you’ll get to see the book (I’ve also attached the cover and two spreads to this email.) If you want, you can sign up to get a special hardcover copy of the book and other rewards including:
- Personalized horseshoes with your name engraved!
- Real red bandanas
- The chance to have your kid or grandkid, niece, nephew or friend illustrated in the book
- Virtual author visits from me to any school or class of your choice.
All in all, it’s a beautiful book, a worthy cause and a treasure trove of fun and fascinating information. I think, and hope, this will be a book you and your kids will enjoy immensely …and remember forever. And you can get in on it — with a special copy of the book and more — for just $25.
Just click this address to find out more.
Mifflin Lowe
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/129501832/the-true-west?ref=project_build#
COWBOY HOWIE. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CENTRAL PARK COYOTE AND THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.
ON AMAZON AND KINDLE.
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COWBOY HOWIE ANIMATIC 3:31 -- the story of The Central Park Coyote and Thanksgiving Day Parade using moving still pictures with music under and voice over by Alden "Cowpoke" Lowe.
COWBOY HOWIE. Review by Jake Cathers in “Newport Life”magazine Jan 2019.
IMAGINATION, ACCEPTANCE AT HEART OF CHILDREN'S BOOK. Newport author Mifflin Lowe introduces young Howie Kaplinsky from New York City, a child who has always dreamed of being a cowboy. It’s an inspiring story of creativity as Howie ventures through the city using his imagination to turn what he sees into a make-believe western landscape. The story shows us how to look at our surroundings through a child’s eyes, embrace the differences and accept them. A kid at heart, Lowe fully embraces the freedom and joy a child can experience by following their heart and opening their mind. Lowe recalled having a publisher challenge his ability to write a children’s book as an adult with no children of his own. “But I am one,” he replied simply. It’s Lowe’s own inner child that comes through in Howie’s imagination, as children rely on their imagination to transport them into the story. “Their treasure is their imagination,” says Lowe. Lowe also subtly introduces the concept of race into the story, using illustrations to show that Howie’s family is biracial. He wanted to introduce Howie as a modern child, living in the city, where acceptance, inclusion and harmony are part of the social landscape. |
“COWBOY HOWIE. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CENTRAL PARK COYOTE AND THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.” (Written by Mifflin Lowe. Illustrated by Martina Crepulja. Full color. 34 pages.)
THE STORY: An imaginative boy from New York City, with an ethnically diverse background, Howie Kaplinsky dreams of being a cowboy, vividly fantasizing that NYC locations and situations are scenes and situations in the Wild West. With his “Cowboy Vision,” Howie transforms dogs into coyotes, telephone poles into sequoias, a woman in a fur coat into a grizzly bear, the concrete canyons of New York into the Grand Canyon, and Thanksgiving parade floats into an enormous, bizarre stampede. Despite being an “underdog,” who is constantly told he can never be a “real cowboy,” Howie’s imagination and “Cowboy Vision” give him “Cowboy Powers” that help him overcome the problems and challenges he faces — and allow him to make his dreams come true as he and his friends pursue adventures and life in New York City. AMAZON BOOK. www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Adventure-Central-Thanksgiving-Adventures/dp/1981780114/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1519748156&sr=1-1&keywords=cowboy+howie.+the+adventure+of+the+central+park+coyote PRICE: $9.50 KINDLE www.amazon.com/COWBOY-HOWIE-ADVENTURE-THANKSGIVING-Adventures-ebook/dp/B079WF9ZN8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1519748156&sr=1-1&dpID=51FzDOJ1kmL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=detail PRICE $1.99 KINDLE UNLIMITED (Free if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited.) |
COWBOY HOWIE. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CENTRAL PARK COYOTE AND THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE Click on this site's last page "NEW! COWBOY HOWIE MUSIC AND PIX" to see picture, read the story and hear the songs from the animated movie, now in production, THE AWESOME, AMAZING, OCCASIONALLY ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF COWBOY HOWIE.
