The Great Cow Race

★ 4.0 avg 40 votes

About this book

The Great Cow Race is the second book in the Bone series. It collects issues 7-11 of Jeff Smiths self-published Bone graphic novels, along with the short story "Up on the Roof" which was originally published in Wizard Presents: Bone 13½. The book was first published by Cartoon Books in its original black-and-white form in 1996. Paperback and hardback coloured editions were released in 2005 by Scholastic.

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4.0/5 · 40 readers · 143 pages · ≈ 2 h 39 m · Moderate

What order should I read the Bone series?

Read The Great Cow Race first, then follow the publication order above — Out From Boneville, then The Dragonslayer, then Eyes of the Storm, then Ghost Circles, then Treasure hunters.

How long does it take to read The Great Cow Race?

About ≈ 2 h 39 m — 143 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Great Cow Race~2 h 39 m

How many pages is The Great Cow Race?

143 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Great Cow Race143

What genre is The Great Cow Race?

It sits on the Graphic Novels, Adventure, Fiction shelves.

Is The Great Cow Race in the public domain?

Yes — it is free to read and share.

Who wrote The Great Cow Race?

Jeff Smith.

Where can I read The Great Cow Race online for free?

It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library. Open Library

Bone — reading order

  1. → The Great Cow Race (1920) you are here
  2. 1 Out From Boneville (1993)
  3. 2 The Dragonslayer (1995)
  4. 3 Eyes of the Storm (1996)
  5. 4 Ghost Circles (2001)
  6. 5 Treasure hunters (2002)