Download or read book Horse Diaries 1 Elska written by Catherine Hapka and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iceland, circa AD 1000 Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about the countryside and winters in the farmyard, where the girl human Amma takes special care of her. But when a powerful neighbor notices Elska, her contented life suddenly changes. Here is Elska’s story . . . in her own words.
Download or read book Horse Diaries 5 Golden Sun written by Whitney Sanderson and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story... Oregon, 1790 Golden Sun is a chestnut snowflake Appaloosa. In summer, he treks through the mountains with his rider, a Nez Perce boy named Little Turtle, as he gathers healing plants. But when Little Turtle’s best friend falls ill, Golden Sun discovers his true calling. Here is Golden Sun’s story...in his own words. With moving and knowledgeable text and lovely black and white art throughout—by a mother-daughter team of horse experts—this is the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!
Download or read book Horse Diaries 2 Bell s Star written by Alison Hart and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vermont, 1850s Bell’s Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was bred for hard work, yet he longs to run free with his human friend, Katie, on his back. But when Star helps rescue a runaway slave girl, his ideas about freedom may change forever. Here is Star’s story . . . in his own words. With exciting and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art throughout—both by real horse owners—Horse Diaries are the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!
Download or read book Horse Diaries 16 Penny written by Whitney Sanderson and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all lovers of horses and history! In the latest book in the Horse Diaries series, meet Penny, a blue-eyed palomino paint mare who grows up in the Wild West of California during the Gold Rush! CALIFORNIA, 1850. Penny is a blue-eyed palomino paint mare with a taste for adventure! She and a boy named Jesse search for gold in the hills of Northern California. After striking it rich and then losing everything, Jesse and Penny join the Pony Express. The job is a tough one, but Penny loves a challenge! Here is Penny's story . . . in her own words. Love horses and history? Don't miss the stories of Elska, Bell's Star, Calvino, Lily, and more in the Horse Diaries series!
Download or read book Risky Chance written by Alison Hart and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
Download or read book Horse Diaries 15 Lily written by Whitney Sanderson and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all lovers of horses and history! In the latest book in the Horse Diaries series, meet Lily, a strawberry roan Welsh pony with a competitive heart! SOUTH WALES, 1939: Lily, a strawberry roan Welsh pony, loves Pony Club! She and her rider, Gwen, compete in and win lots of events, including Lily's favorite--jumping! Then Bridget joins the Pony Club. The English girl was sent from London to escape the bombings brought on by war. Gwen tries to be friends, but Bridget is sour and mean. Even worse, Bridget and her horse, Bron, make the perfect jump look easy. Now Gwen and Lily have some real competition. . . .
Download or read book Horse Diaries 3 Koda written by Patricia Hermes and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story . . . Independence, Missouri, 1846 Koda is a bay quarter horse with a white blaze. He loves to explore the countryside and run free with his human friend Jasmine nearby. But after Koda sets out with Jasmine’s family on a long and dusty wagon train journey on the Oregon Trail, he finds out what is truly important to him. Here is Koda’s story . . . in his own words. With moving and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art throughout—both by real horse people—this is the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!
Download or read book Horse Diaries 12 Luna written by Catherine Hapka and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all lovers of horses and history, the beloved Horse Diaries series is heading to the circus! A beautiful Friesian horse and the younger sister of a circus star develop a heartwarming friendship in this sweet and lively story told straight from the horse’s mouth. The Netherlands, 1855 Luna is a black Friesian mare with one small white crescent- moon marking on her forehead. She lives a quiet life on a farm . . . until the circus comes to town! Luna bonds with a girl named May, who dreams of starring in the show, just like her older sister. And together, Luna and May just might be able to shine. Here is Luna’s story . . . in her own words.
Download or read book Maestoso Petra written by Jane F. Kendall and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
Download or read book Horse Diaries 10 Darcy written by Whitney Sanderson and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland, 1917. Darcy is a light gray Connemara pony with silver dapples. She's fast and tough, whether she's pulling a load of peat from the bog or riding around the rugged countryside with Shannon McKenna, her human family's eldest daughter. But when Mrs. McKenna needs a doctor, Darcy discovers a skill that will change her and her family's life forever. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about Connemara ponies and Irish history.
Download or read book Horses written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every young horse fan and any child who's ever dreamed of having his or her own pony, comes this lavishly illustrated guide to the amazing world of horses. Readers will learn more about the history of horses, from how they evolved and were domesticated, to the world of working horses in the nineteenth century, to the Spanish Riding School's stunning snowy white stallions. Feature spreads provide even more compelling details covering topics as diverse as famous horses in literature, heroic horses in battle, and stunt horses in Western movies. There are even breed profiles so readers can identify their favorite types of horses, as well as a valuable introduction to the practicalities of horse care and riding lessons-making this an all-in-one, go-to companion for every horse lover.
Download or read book Tennessee Rose written by Jane F. Kendall and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although raised on a Southern plantation and owned by a Confederate officer, a Tennessee walking horse helps a slave during the Civil War.
Download or read book The Whole Sky written by Heather Henson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a devastating sickness spreads through a thoroughbred farm community, a young horse whisperer is determined to find out why all the foals are dying in this tightly woven, tender coming-of-age novel from award-winning author Heather Henson. Twelve-year-old Sky and her father are horse whisperers—their preternatural tenderness and understanding of horses, and Sky’s uncanny ability to actually understand what they’re saying, become their livelihood during the foaling season at multimillion dollar horse farms. They’re sought after by the most prestigious farms in the country to keep pregnant horses calm and stress-free until they give birth. But this spring, something awful is happening…foal after foal is a stillborn, and no one knows why. And worse for Sky, who lost her mother only months earlier, her most beloved horse is about to have her first foal. In agony, Sky takes it upon herself to figure out what the vets are missing, and stop it before even more foals are lost.
Download or read book The Sign of the Beaver written by Elizabeth George Speare and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1983-04-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1984 Newbery Honor Book Although he faces responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their new cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt realizes he has no way to shoot game or to protect himself. When Matt meets Attean, a boy in the Beaver clan, he begins to better understand their way of life and their growing problem in adapting to the white man and the changing frontier. Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Honor-winning survival story is filled with wonderful detail about living in the wilderness and the relationships that formed between settlers and natives in the 1700s. Now with an introduction by Joseph Bruchac.
Download or read book Bell s Star written by Alison Hart and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an excerpt from the next Horse Diaries book, "Koda."
Download or read book Yatimah written by Cathy Hapka and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory as a war mare. Includes facts about Arabian horses and their importance to Bedouin tribes.
Download or read book Horse Diaries 3 Koda written by Patricia Hermes and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story . . . Independence, Missouri, 1846 Koda is a bay quarter horse with a white blaze. He loves to explore the countryside and run free with his human friend Jasmine nearby. But after Koda sets out with Jasmine’s family on a long and dusty wagon train journey on the Oregon Trail, he finds out what is truly important to him. Here is Koda’s story . . . in his own words. With moving and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art throughout—both by real horse people—this is the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!
