From School Library Journal
Joanne K. Cecere, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley, NY
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From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. A series on cheerleading? The Let's Go Team: Cheer, Dance, March series does cover everything from marching bands to cheerleading techniques to dance teams. The slim books, a sampling of titles in the 12-volume set, could easily have been combined into fewer volumes, but the material will definitely be of interest to the legion of youth who want to cheerlead or are already involved. Chants gives a brief history of cheerleading calls and delineates the difference between the short chants and the cheers performed when the ball is not in play. The book is full of instructions for hand motions and jumps, though without illustrations, they aren't very helpful. Better are the tips on such things as maximizing jump height. Competitive Cheerleading offers an overview of this new aspect of cheerleading and details the "competitive landscape." The texts are written, of course, in a peppy tone, and the interesting sidebars, such as the one dealing with the "Mental Factor," add value. The color photographs are crisp, but, not surprisingly, rather similar. A glossary, Internet resources, and a brief bibliography are appended. Ilene Cooper
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