rodeos

Tells the legendary story of "last go round" taken place at the original Pendleton Round Up in 1911, at where hundreds of riders competed for the first World Championship Broncbusting title.

Text and illustrations describe the rodeo attraction of steer wrestling, covering its history, the people who take part in it, and how it is done.

Text and illustrations describe the rodeo attraction of saddle bronc riding, covering its history, the people who take part in it, and how it is done, and bareback riding is also briefly covered.

Uses simple vocabulary to discuss some of the things cowboys do in rodeos.

Carole, Stevie, and Lisa visit their good friend Kate Devine at her family's dude ranch while the annual rodeo is in town.

Describes the people and activities of the Navajo rodeo.

Introduces the rodeo as a sport, exploring its origins, people, animals, events, scoring, and involvement of children.

Describes the dangerous profession of being a rodeo clown, its origin with the early Wild West Shows, and their important job of protecting bull riders.

Presents a short history of the rodeo and calf roping discussing a number of calf roping champions including Everett Bowman in 1929 and Roy Cooper in 2002.