A cow follows his owner to the battlefield ... and winds up saving the day by providing milk when food is scarce.

More engaging story than the cover would suggest, and based on a true story. My only challenge with using this as a readaloud is its use of rural dialect. I don't want to sound like I am making fun of dialect users, so not being a skilled voice actor it is hard to use books that are written in dialects. ( )

This story is based on true events. The heartwarming story of a Union Army soldier in the Civil War and his persistent cow who stayed by his side. ( )

Summary: A cow went to the Civil War with her owner. Though her owner called her the dadblamed cow, he loved it. Because she had saved many soldiers' lives with her warmth and milk. After the war, the cow became the cow with honor-- the captain hung the golden medal on her neck.
Genre: historical fiction.
This story is created based on a real story happen in Civil War period. But the details and conversations were made up by the author.
Use: 1. Compare this book with another book called "Finding Winnie". What are the differences and the similarities of this two stories?
2. The cow had done a lot of contributions in the war-- gave warmth to the cold sodiers, produced milk, shooed off flies. Teacher can ask students what else she could do in the war? Students write down the possible ideas and present them.
Media: pastel and water color ( )

This picture book is based of a true story of the Civil War that took place between 1861 and 1865. Set the the Civil War era, it explores a cow and the role of the cow in the Civil War. Although it sounds silly to have a cow as the main character, it's important to know how cows play an important role of the Civil War to help soldiers when needed. The setting of this picture book helps reader to understand the cow's role in the story. In addition, the illustrations of the setting illuminate the importance of the Civil War in terms of the plot. Overall, very fun, rhythmic, and easy to read as well as being educational to learn about the Civil War. ( )