Horse and Pony Breeds: Jackie Budd (Complete Guides to Horses and Ponies) [Library Binding]

Jackie Budd (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Complete Guides to Horses and Ponies

Highlights beautiful and unusual breeds of horses and ponies, from tough native ponies around the world to the heavy horses that pull their own weight for a living.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4 Up-Featuring a design reminiscent of teen magazines, this thorough, solid set presents information on double-page spreads with content-rich layouts that include colored boxes, checklists, and liberal use of full-color photographs. The attractively presented material is clearly written and accurate. Breeds is the weakest title as the use of action shots often makes it difficult to see the distinguishing features of the breed under discussion. However, a useful fact file on each type of horse is a plus, as are the discussions of the meaning of hot-, cold-, and warm-blooded breeds. Care is an excellent introduction to the intricacies of keeping an equine friend, covering stabling options, feed and feeding, grooming, shoeing, common ailments, etc. An outstanding overview of the details beginners need to familiarize themselves with, including the basic gear, lessons, and more, is offered in Learning to Ride. Each volume includes a list of books, videos, and Web sites for further information. Although The Random House Book of Horses and Horsemanship (1991) remains the genre's bible, these titles deserve a place on most shelves.-Lisa Falk, Los Angeles Public Library.

Copyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836820460
• ISBN-13: 978-0836820461
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,117,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, February 6, 2001

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This review is from: Horse and Pony Breeds: Jackie Budd (Complete Guides to Horses and Ponies) (Library Binding)

I helped my nephew with a school assignment at the library today, and this is one of the books we used. It's packed full of pictures and information, but it's concise and not too lengthy. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the price! It's a great book but it's not worth that much.