Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Animals - Horses

Author Richard Van Camp has always been curious about horses. He is a member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation, a Native North American tribe that uses dogs instead of horses, because it's too cold for them up in Canada One wintry day, he decides to do some investigating. Our friendly guide invites us to accompany him on his playful search for the most beautiful thing about horses. He asks his family, his friends, and even the artist, George Littlechild, what is the most beautiful thing they know about horses. The answers he gets range from zany to profound, and show him that even seemingly...

The book is about a little Mongolian girl Iona and her horse. The children learn to ride before they walk. They ride in races as young as five years to thirteen some ride twenty-five miles. The book tells of their traditions and customs. How they raise their horses, and how the horses are important to their way of life. I want to thank Dorsey Fiske for editing the book for me, and special thanks to T.S. Oyuntsetseg who I call Iona my Mongolian friend who told me all about Mongolians and their way of life.

Mark, an adolescent boy, lives on a ranch in Wyoming. He has a black thoroughbred horse named Nochi. The horse has been in Mark's life from age two years old.
Nochi is a racehorse and is entered in the County Fair. Conflict in the story is usually between Mark and Nochi, and nature. Loyalty and companionship between these two main characters is evident as the story progresses through a period of about one year. Mark is fun loving, yet serious and devoted. Both Mark and Nochi are survivors. Together they overcome many hurdles. Three especially exciting episodes are when Nochi runs away...

Can a short, shaggy, chubby little Icelandic Horse be a famous circus pony? Being a Viking horse may sound glamorous, but to Gerta, life on the farm is very dull indeed. With the help of her mentor and dear friend Denty, a "know it all" little ram, Gerta practices for fame and fortune. In this hilarious parody of the modern search for fabulous fame, we follow Gerta and Denty through her "make over" process. Only Grand Mare, Gerta's level headed grandmother, sees the folly in Gerta's fantasy ambitions. Foolish Gerta must learn for herself that life on the farm is wonderful indeed. Does Grand...

"A Horse Named Princess - The Very First Year" is the first book in a series being published to teach children of elementary school age about the life of horses. A book for every year of Princess the Horse's life....each with a theme, a glossary at the back of each book giving children a simple description of special words bolded throughout the stories, and each with elements of reality and fantasy to catch the interest of young readers and listeners The illustrations are bright and colorful and very real-children will love the illustrations first

"A Horse Named Princess-It's Nice To Meet You" is the second book in the series about Princess the horse. These books have been written to teach children about the life stages of horses through the literary elements of reality and fantasy. In this book Princess meets a skunk whose name is Jasmine. Princess is sure to use her very best manners when she meets Jasmine, always setting a good example for her young readers. Jasmine tells Princess that she is nocturnal. Princess does not know what nocturnal means so she takes the risk and asks her Princess then leaves the woods and heads back to the...

Drawn from the original text and intended for even the youngest of horse lovers, "Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow" depicts the first few months of the horse's life as a foal frolicking in the meadow. Full color.

Thirteen-year-old Sara Lockwood thinks she will never get over the loss of Pepper, her pony who was recently killed in a hit-and-run accident - the driver having never been caught. She feels angry and lonely, but worst of all, she feels cut off from all her friends at the Pony Club as she no longer has a pony to ride and groom. But things take an unexpected turn as a cruelly neglected bay mare, Polly, comes into her life, desperately in need of someone to look after and love her - could Sara be that someone? With a lot of hard work and help from her family and friends, Sara nurses Polly back...

Hannah, Jade and Charlotte are mad about ponies and love riding. So when disaster strikes, they're the first to ride to the rescue... Reports of a phantom pony seen out on the moor send Hannah and her friend, Charlotte and Jade, out on a ghost hunting trek. The mysterious grey pony has been spotted several times by locals, but each tiem, before anyone can get near it, it disappears into thin air. When the girls investigate, they discover it isn't a ghost at all, but a very real, very frightened pony, turned loose by his heartless owner...

When Sasha Silver and her horse, Charm, arrive on the campus of the elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows that she's in trouble. She's not exactly welcomed with open arms. One group of girls in particular is used to being the best, the brightest, and the prettiest on the team, and when Sasha shows her skills in the arena, the girls' claws come out.

Sasha is determined to prove that she belongs at Canterwood. Will she rise to the occasion and make the advanced riding team by the end of her first semester? Or will the pressure send Sasha packing?

From a Caldecott Honor-winning artist comes this exquisite picture book that brings to life every little girl's dream--to fly through the stars on her very own pony. Full color.

Magical horses are surely talented, right? Then putting on a talent show should be fun and easy. Especially for Wind Dancers. But what happens when all but one of them can't dance?

Readers can really let their imaginations fly with this magical new series based on Breyer's beautifully-colored model horses, The Wind Dancers, four tiny horses with childlike personalities girls will readily identify with.

Sure to begin an enduring love of horses.

Three fillies and one colt make for a dynamic foursome, until the odd man out finds that he isn't as brave as he thought he'd be when the Wind Dancers take to the night for their first after-dark adventure.

Readers can really let their imaginations fly with this magical new series based on Breyer's beautifully-colored model horses, The Wind Dancers, four tiny horses with childlike personalities girls will readily identify with.

Sure to begin an enduring love of horses.

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.

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

Horse friends forever?

Emily Summers is on a mission. A scared little pony has come to Running Horse Ridge, the horse rescue ranch where she lives. Hercules desperately needs a friend, and Emily knows exactly how the lonely pony feels. She is new to Running Horse Ridge herself. But unlike Hercules, she has begun to make new friends, and she has the love of her horse friend forever, Sapphire. Can Emily get Hercules to trust her before he is beyond help?

In Chasing Blue, Sasha and her horse, Charm, have proven that they're worthy competitors for the elite Canterwood Crest equestrian team. Things are definitely looking up . . . until Sasha finds out who her riding partner for the semester is: her archnemesis, Queen Bee Heather. Not. Good. And when Heather starts spending a little too much QT with Sasha's almost-boyfriend, Jacob, the partnership is put to the ultimate test. The tension builds in Behind the Bit when Sasha and her team are accepted to a prestigious horse clinic. Can Sasha and Callie work together when it counts?

Black Beauty, published in 1877 and set in Victorian London, was Anna Sewell's only novel. Yet it has remained a classic for 140 years. Now the beloved story of Black Beauty is retold for beginning readers with full-color illustrations on every page.