COWBOY UP! (Boyd Mills Press, 2013) by Nancy BoFlood is crafted with a delightful mixture of verse and prose. Flood’s writing grabs
the reader by the hand and invites him or her into the unique world of the
rodeo—a rich experience from anticipation at practice to the thrill of competition.
It’s like she plunks the reader right in the saddle alongside each rodeo
competitor from wooly rider to bull wrangler. Every page turn is packed with
excited urgency, honest nervousness, and sometimes glory. The verse sections allow
readers to practically taste the dust and feel the rope burn, while the prose unveil
the mystery behind how rodeos work.
COWBOY UP! is an
original approach to making the rodeo fascinating and accessible to all. It
doesn’t matter if you’ve never participated in mutton busting or seen a Brahma
bull--you’ll feel like an insider after reading this book.
Product Details
- ISBN-13: 9781590788936
- Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
- Publication date: 3/1/2013
- Pages: 48
- Age range: 8 - 12 Years
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