"Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope" pages 230-245

By Martha Cooper & Ginger Gordon

Summary

In this selection, Anthony Reynoso, a boy who ropes and rides in the Mexican Rodeo tradition, tells about his life.

Vocabulary

dappled: marked with spots or patches of light and dark

exhibition: a show for the public

landscape business: a company that makes money by designing, shaping, and planting gardens for customers

ranch: a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep

thousands: whole numbers, written 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and so on that are equal to 10 times 100, 200, 300 and so on

Spelling Words

paragraph

petroglyphs

photo

telephone

graph

laugh

cough

rough

enough

tough

pursuit

recruit

birthday

buy

dance