midnight, champion bucking horse

by Sam Savitt

Book Overview

A fictionalized account of one of the greatest rodeo bucking horses of all time told in first person from the point of view of each of the three men who knew him best. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B000KD30NG
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Well-written and Illustrated

I loved horses as a child and read a lot of horse books. This was a favorite of mine because it centered on a rodeo horse rather than riding horses as most of my other horse books did. It was so long since I have read it I cannot remember much, but, for whatever reason, I can still remember the poem at the end. "Under this sod lies a great buckin' hoss. There never lived a cowboy he couldn't toss. His name was Midnight; his coat black as coal. If there's a hoss Heaven, please, God rest his soul." The many illustrations bring the horse to life while the text gives you a better understanding of the life of a rodeo bronc.

Horse lover's delight

This was one of my very favorite books in about 5th and 6th grade. I can't count how many times I read it. I'm from a rural area where rodeo is an extremely popular pasttime for many people. Rather than focusing on the PEOPLE involved in rodeo, this one uses the people to tell the story of an amazing HORSE in rodeo history. The illustrations by Sam Savitt add to this beautiful book.