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Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World Author:Mildred Pitts Walter, Catherine Stock (Illustrator) Why can't he get things straight? Ten-year-old Justin just can't seem to do anything right-no matter how hard he tries. He gets home late when he doesn't mean to. He can't keep his room clean, wash dishes, or fix himself a meal. Luckily, Justin's cowboy grandfather comes to his rescue. Not only does he invite Justin to visit ... more »the family ranch in time to see the big rodeo, but Grandpa's also going to teach him how to do real "men's work" -- like mending fences and handling horses. But what Justin doesn't realize is how much he's going to learn about other, equally important things -- like how his Great-Great-Grandpa Wiley Ward brought the family from Tennessee to Missouri in 1879, and how to make a prize-winning batch of the best biscuits in the world!
Ten-year-old Justin thinks housework is for women, until he's invited to his grandfather's ranch. There, along with fishing, riding, and going to the rodeo, Justin learns about his black cowboy ancestors and that doing "women's work" -- even baking prize-winning biscuits -- is part of taking care of himself. Reading level: 2.7. « less