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Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Young Alec Ramsay is shipwrecked on a desert island with a horse destined to play an important part in his life. Following their rescue, their adventure continues in America.
2) Horse
Author
Language
English
Description
"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history. Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
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Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 15
Language
English
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Description
A plane wreck at sea separates Alec and the Black until the search for a rabid vampire bat leads the boy to Flame's island sanctuary.
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Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 5
Language
English
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Description
When the Black is returned to Alec Ramsey, the whole racing world, including Alec himself, wonders which horse is faster: the great stallion or his son, Satan.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From routine procedures such as clipping, trimming, and shoeing, to more vital subjects such as grazing requirements and nutritional needs, Complete Horse Care Manual is the most authoritative and accessible book on horse care. With more than 650 specially commissioned color photographs and diagrams, Complete Horse Care Manual tells you how to provide regular care and attention for your horse, how to guard against health problems, and when to seek...
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Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 9
Language
English
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Description
After the Black attacks another horse, Alec realizes that the once-wild horse needs more space and freedom, so they head out west to a huge ranch. But a terrible accident separates the two, leaving Alec with amnesia and the Black alone to reclaim the wild life to which he was born. As the Black struggles to survive, and as Alec struggles to remember who he is and his connection to the magnificent stallion in the canyon, a gripping adventure story...
9) Horses
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of horses and describes how domestic horses evolved from their wild relatives.
10) Horse
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
Learn why horses flatten back their ears, how a blacksmith shoes a horse, how horses have been used in wartime, and how a horse's teeth show its age. Discover why a zebra has stripes, which wild asses are now extinct, what a Roman horseshoe looked like, the difference between an English and a Western saddle, what makes horses race, and much, much more. Includes a CD-ROM of clip art.
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Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 13
Language
English
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Description
Alec and his famous horse, Black, travel back to the Arabian desert to try to discover if Black's sire is still alive.
Author
Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 12
Language
English
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Description
In order to raise money to rebuild a one-hundred-thousand-dollar barn, destroyed by fire, Alec returns to racing the Black.
16) Misty's twilight
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Series
Language
English
Description
Captivated by the story of "Misty of Chincoteague, " a woman with a horse farm in Florida raises one of Misty's descendants to become a champion show horse.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces wild horses by following a husband-and-wife team who photograph them in their natural habitat, discussing the animals' physical characteristics, herd structure, and the threats posed to them by humans.
Author
Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume Prequel
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Traces the early life of the black stallion in the mountains of Arabia before he was captured and brought to the West. A prequel to the first book in the Black Stallion series.
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