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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Black Beauty's story, as told by himself, is the fascinating tale of the life of a horse a hundred years ago, when horses were a part of daily life. Although his early colthood is happy, Black Beauty later tastes the bitterness of cruel handlers and indifferent masters as he passes from hand to hand, progressing from the country to London and back again. This, the most famous horse story ever written, is a must on everyone's reading list.
2) Wild horses
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Descended from domesticated animals, herds of wild horses roam plains, deserts, and wetlands around the world. Readers will learn how these feral populations came to exist, how they are different from domestic horses, and how they form complex social bonds.
Author
Series
The black stallion volume V. 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Pulled to a desert island by a wild black stallion he has freed during a shipwreck at sea, then rescued by a southbound freighter, a seventeen-year-old boy befriends the horse, trains him by night, and rides him to victory in a match race.
4) Mustang moon
Author
Series
Phantom stallion volume 2
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
6) Esperanza
Author
Series
Publisher
Dreamworks
Pub. Date
Ã2002
Language
English
Description
A two-year-old horse's quest for survival and a new home. Esperanza is separated from the rest of the herd and explores new lands with her male companion, Strider.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
You approach with caution, drawn to their equine beauty. The sleek stallion, the magnificent mare, and the gentle foal look like any happy family. But don't get too close. These are wild horses, untamed by humans. Now photographers Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott take you inside the world of the wild horse. This husband and wife team of committed experts makes a case for the conservation of one of America's favorite wild species.
11) Horses!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
No other animal has captured people's imaginations or changed their lives as has the horse. Their grace, strength, and beauty have made horses sought after as well as useful. What would kings and queens, knights and conquistadores, cowboys and stagecoach drivers, or farmers have done without them? Breeding horses was Queen Elizabeth II's favorite hobby. In this informative book, Gail Gibbons relates some of the long history that horses and humans...
12) Sea horse
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
Ã1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and camouflage abilities of this unusual fish.
13) Miniature horses
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains the origin of the breed and how they are used in everyday life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Elementary
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Opens with a true story about a police officer and his horse and follows with the history of police horses, what breeds are used, the training involved, what the horses do on the job, and what happens to police horses when they retire"-- Provided by publisher.
17) The renegade
Author
Series
Phantom stallion volume 4
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
18) Horse
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2009, c1994
Language
English
Description
An introduction to horses that explores the history and varieties of horses, and the links between horses and humankind.
19) Dark sunshine
Author
Series
Phantom stallion volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English