Saddle Up
Thoroughbred Horse Stories
Christine Pullein-Thompson(Author)
Kingfisher Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7534-1527-6 (ISBN)
Description
Pounding hooves, flowing manes and gleaming saddles fill the pages of this thoroughbred collection. Saddle up for the ride of a lifetime and enjoy these 20 moving stories about brave, beautiful and magical horses and ponies. This powerful anthology is the perfect introduction to horse fiction at its very best. It includes stories such as: "My Friend Flicka" - Mary O'Hara; "The Wild Heart" - Helen Griffiths; "Breed of Giants" - Joyce Stranger; "Silver Blaze" - Arthur Conan Doyle; "Black Beauty" - Anna Sewell; "Bellerophon" - L. S. Hyde; "Horse in the House" - William Corbin; "Banks and Morocco" - Ruth Manning-Sanders; "The Ghost in the Top Meadow" - Christine Pullein-Thompson; "Strider: The Story of a Horse" - Leo Tolstoy; "A Wayside Adventure" - C. S. Lewis; "Rescue" - Walter Farley; "The Rocking Horse Winner" - D. H. Lawrence; "Behold, The Palio!" - Marguerite Henry; "A Man Justly Popular" - R. D. Blackmore; "Follyfoot" - Monica Dickens; "A Night of Wolves" - Will James; "Red Morning" - Joanna Cannan; "War Horse" - Michael Morpurgo; and "The Brogue" - Saki.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7534-1527-6 (9780753415276)
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Person
Christine Pullein-Thompson wrote children's books for over 40 years, specialising in writing about horses and ponies. She was exceptionally popular throughout her long career and her writing continues to be enjoyed by generations of children. She died in 2005.