Calving Time - Colorado Cowboy Series Author:Dave Sargent, Pat Sargent, Jane Lenoir (Illustrator) When Josh, a twelve-year-old, shows up at the farm, his uncle puts him to work. It's calving time and Josh has to help. When a calf is born, it cannot breathe. Josh learns how to tickle its nose with a straw. This causes it to sneeze. Then it breathes.