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Running with the bulls / by Claire E. Flynn.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thrill seekers (Gareth Stevens Publishing)Publisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 148240169X
  • 9781482401691
Subject(s):
Contents:
Ready, set, run -- How it all began -- On your mark -- And they're off! -- Containing the beasts -- Not all bull -- Not a fun run -- In the ring -- Is it wrong? -- Similar thrills.
Summary: "Every year in July, the world's attention turns to the city of Pamplona, Spain. Thousands of people pack the cobblestone streets dressed in white and red. A rocket in the sky signals the big event, the Running of the Bulls. Runners scramble to keep ahead of the animals, or at least keep away from their sharp horns. Many wonder how and why such a tradition began, and this book has the answers as well as the sense of excitement. Readers will sense the perils of the run in action-packed photographs, trace the path on a map, and consider the controversial elements of the annual event."-- Publisher's website.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 791.8209 F648 Available 33111007254952
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 791.8209 F648 Available 33111007539436
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Every year in July, the world's attention turns to the city of Pamplona, Spain. Thousands of people pack the cobblestone streets dressed in white and red. A rocket in the sky signals the big event, the Running of the Bulls. Runners scramble to keep ahead of the animals, or at least keep away from their sharp horns. Many wonder how and why such a tradition began, and this book has the answers as well as the sense of excitement. Readers will sense the perils of the run in action-packed photographs, trace the path on a map, and consider the controversial elements of the annual event.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Ready, set, run -- How it all began -- On your mark -- And they're off! -- Containing the beasts -- Not all bull -- Not a fun run -- In the ring -- Is it wrong? -- Similar thrills.

"Every year in July, the world's attention turns to the city of Pamplona, Spain. Thousands of people pack the cobblestone streets dressed in white and red. A rocket in the sky signals the big event, the Running of the Bulls. Runners scramble to keep ahead of the animals, or at least keep away from their sharp horns. Many wonder how and why such a tradition began, and this book has the answers as well as the sense of excitement. Readers will sense the perils of the run in action-packed photographs, trace the path on a map, and consider the controversial elements of the annual event."-- Publisher's website.

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