Album of Horses ( Pop-Up ) [Hardcover]

Marguerite Henry (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 110 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin Books, New York (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606024727
• ISBN-13: 978-0606024723
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,517,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marguerite Henry is the beloved author of such classic horse stories as King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague, and Stormy: Misty's Foal, all of which are available in Aladdin paperback editions.

Customer Reviews

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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations; fairly esoteric text., May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Album of Horses ( Pop-Up ) (Hardcover)

I still have my original, well-worn, copy from my days as a horse-crazed pre-adolescent. I remember looking at the illustrations for hours, memorizing every detail of each breed pictured. I don't recall ever reading the text however, and now as an adult who is reading it to my horse-crazed six-year-old girl, I know why! While the descriptions of the various breeds are extremely well-written, it is definitely for older children and adults (if it is to be fully understood and appreciated). There is a lot of fascinating history, chronicalling the very beginnings of many of the breeds but the language and vocabulary is sophisticated and rather esoteric in its tone. And while I can appreciate it now, I certainly understand why I was less than enthusiastic about reading the lengthy text as a youngster.

Nevertheless, The Album of Horses is, and will always be, the definitive volume on the breeds of horses with which we are most familiar. It's a classic!

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Excellent!, December 7, 1999

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Clicor (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Album of Horses (Paperback)

The Album of Horses is a really great book. I read it a long time ago, but I still remember how Marguerite Henry described every detail of the Arabian, the courageous story of the Morgan, and especially about Misty, the Chincoteague pony.Margurite is my favorite author, I've read all of her books.Also, the Album of Horses makes a great horse reference book. I LOVE IT AND MARGUERITE AND MISTY AND EVERYTHING ABOUT HER! And it should really be 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001 stars, not only 5!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, October 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Album of Horses (Paperback)

I have always loved this book, even when I was just beginning to read. The text and illustations are marvelous. I love the way the author gave a story about every breed, besides telling basic facts about each horse. The pictures bring out the story and are very good. All in all, I'd say this is one of the best horse books out there for any age horselovers!