The Wild Texas Stampede

When Ima Hogg''s father leaves her in charge of her younger brother Tom, trouble starts across the Hogg farm. With raging buffaloes, outraged ostriches, and angry elephants, Ima has her hands full, but it''s up to her to put an end to the stampede and save her brother from the mess he''s made. Based on real-life characters in Texas history, this book is an exciting adventure for all readers.

Margaret McManis is a children’s author and seasoned librarian with more than thirty years’ experience in school libraries in and around the Houston area. She is a frequent guest lecturer who has appeared at the Sam Houston State University Bluebonnet Book Festival, the Austin Book Festival, and in public schools, museums, libraries, and bookstores to talk about Texas history and introduce children to the legendary Texas philanthropist, Ima Hogg. She is the author of the first children’s picture book about Ima Hogg, Ima and the Great Texas Ostrich Race, and she revisits this historical character in The Wild Texas Stampede!, her first title with Pelican. An active writer, she has contributed articles to Image Magazine, School Library Media Activities Monthly, and That! Texas Magazine McManis earned a bachelor’s degree in library science from Sam Houston State University in 1970 and went on to earn a M.F.A. in creative writing for children and young adults from Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont. She is a member of the Writers’ League of Texas, the Texas Historical Association, the Texas Library Association, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Houston. A student advisor at Montgomery College in Conroe, Texas, McManis also enjoys presenting Ima Hogg tea parties, spending time with her family and dog, and researching and writing about historical Texas characters. She lives in Conroe, Texas.