Product Description Action photographs and text capture the energy and excitement of a rodeo, from the charging Brahma bulls and cavorting clowns to bronco busting and steer roping From School Library Journal Grade 3-5 Young riders and ropers will enjoy this description of the sport of rodeo. Coombs details levels of competition, roles of the participants and how rodeo developed. The rules and procedures of each event are explained in lively text, putting young contestants into the boots of the bull wrestler, calf or steer roper or bull or bronc rider. The dangerous aspects of the sport are discussed, and Coombs also mentions the animal cruelty issue, dismissing any claims of abuse. (He does not include the fact that cattle run out of the chute after being prodded, however.) Although rodeo is a male-dominated sport, Coombs recognizes the presence of female contestants, usually in the tamer events. The action is illustrated by black-and-white photos. This book has fewer photos and more text than Tinkelman's Rodeo (Greenwillow, 1982). It is similar to the older Let 'er Buck (Bobbs, 1971; o.p.) by Barbara Berry and superior to Paulsen's Riding, Roping and BulldoggingAlmost (Raintree, 1977). Of the four, the Tinkelman title is the most appealing, with Let's Rodeo! the second choice.Charlene Strickland, Los Angeles County Public Library, ValenciaCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.