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2) Horse
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Series
Description
Examines the anatomy, history, and breeds of horses, and discusses the different ways horses have been used throughout history. 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...
Publisher
Dk Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
156 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Description
"Destined to be toted in school backpacks everywhere, DK's new encyclopedia series for young readers contains on-the-spot information in children's favorite subject areas. Kids love facts: they want to know about the biggest, fastest, tallest, and oldest everything. Full of instant information, these books feature a fresh and striking design that is sure to appeal to the middle-grade audience. These single-subject guides offer a unique catalog-style...
4) Black Beauty
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Series
Description
When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky-his first home is a good one where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse.
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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.
8) Sea horses
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Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, life cycle, and conservation status of sea horses"--Provided by publisher.
9) Horse crazy!: 1,001 fun facts, craft projects, games, activities, and know-how for horse-loving kids
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Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
375 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 21 cm.
Description
Information about horses along with crafts and games with a horse theme are presented. Includes practical information about riding and caring for a horse.
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Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
261 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Description
A history of the sea horse evaluates its ancient role in culture, myth, and literature while demonstrating the qualities that make it a member of the fish species, offering additional insight into its unique reproductive process.
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 1
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Description
Saddle up for this first volume in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from DiCamillo's "New York Times"-bestselling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse--until he meets Maybelline, and then it's love at first sight.
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Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa volume 6
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Cowgirl Kate and her horse Cocoa watch over the new calves, a puppy, and some baby barn owls.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the lives and qualities of three remarkable equines. The horses, followed from their first wobbly steps to their hoof-pounding moments of challenge, triumph, and even heroism, are the Chestnut, trained to be a racehorse; the Bay, on his way to a career as a movie stunt horse; and the Black, driven by circumstance and his indomitable spirit to seek a herd in the wild.
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Description
"Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit?s fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the...
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Series
Bramble and Maggie volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
52 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Feeling bored when her human companion attends school, Bramble the horse gets into mischief involving Mr. Dingle next door until a misbehaving hen and a midnight visitor help turn Bramble into a good neighbor.
18) National Velvet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
19) The escape
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Horses of the dawn volume 1
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Description
Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
20) Cowardly Clyde
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2009, 1979
Physical Desc
38 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.
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