Welcome to the Stock Show - Hardcover

Grade 4-6. A serviceable introduction to a venue well known only in stock breeding and 4-H circles, and to those few fair-goers who stray off the midway and into the barns and arenas where livestock is shown. Greenlaw's photo-essay follows three young people?two 4-H'ers and a Future Farmer of America?as they go about their business caring for, training, and showing their chosen animals. The conversational text and bright, full-color photos depict the commitment of time, labor, and money invested in these efforts by the youngsters and their families as they execute daily chores and travel to shows and fairs to exhibit. The author explains some of the methods used in training and judging, and the ultimate goal of all these exertions?improvement of the selected breed. Missing is a sense of the sincere dedication these young people exhibit when discussing their endeavors, and the pride and joy they take in their animals. Still and all, a Kuraltian slice of Americana for the uninitiated.?Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
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