Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen

Children's Bookwatch, April, 2008

Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen

Michael P. Spradlin, author

Roxie Munro, illustrator

Walker & Company

175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010

www.walkerbooks.com

9780802780966, $16.95 1-800-289-2553

Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen is an amazing children's picturebook about the legendary Texas Rangers, lawmen who worked to protect fellow citizens from the hazards of frontier life in the 1820s. The Rangers were also present at key moments of Texas history, such as the defense of the Alamo along with heroes such as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and their espionage of the Mexican army during the war for independence. The simple illustrations add life and color to this fascinating tribute, which offers a glimpse of what the life of an Old West lawman was really like."Ranger Gonzaullas eventually rose to the rank of captain. He believed in using scientific methods such as fingerprints to capture outlaws, and he started the first modern laboratory for crime detection in Texas. He went on to solve some of the most famous crimes in Texas history." Highly recommended.