Celebrate Canada: The Calgary Stampede

The Calgary Stampede is a report on the unique ten-day celebration of Alberta’s ranching culture with colourful stories about the Stampede’s history and today’s multicultural attractions.  Fact boxes titled “Stampede fact” provide additional information.  The style is conversational and informative.

A variety of sentence types are used.  A Contents lists the three sections in the book.  The text is supported directly by headings and captioned and labelled photographs and illustrations.  Words in boldface type appear in a glossary at the end of the book.

Interest words include ranching, rodeo, cowboy, cattle, pow-wow, and regalia.  The verbs hosts, features, participated, and attend are used.  The adjectives best, professional, famous, and traditional are used.

This title is from the Celebrate CANADA series. Inspire readers to learn about the cultural, social, scientific, and Indigenous stories of Canada in these engaging, appropriately levelled informational texts.