Wild Horses (Road to Reading) [Hardcover]

George Edward Stanley (Author), Michael Langham Rowe (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Road to Reading

Long ago, all horse were wild. In time, people taught them to wear a saddle and a bit. But some horses were not tamed. And today, all over the world, wild horses still run free.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2-4. In this book from the Road to Reading series, Stanley discusses wild horses around the world. Laid out with fairly large type and illustrated with attractive, soft-focus paintings in warm colors, the book begins with the horses of prehistoric times and ends with a heartening message of people working together to save wild horses in many locales. In between, short chapters focus on the wild horses of the Camargue in France, wild ponies on Virginia's Assateague and Chincoteague islands, the wild horses in the mountains "between France and Spain," the Exmoor horses of Britain, the yellow horses of Mongolia, the brumbies of the Australian outback, and the mustangs of Colorado, Nevada, and Wyoming. Though more (and better) maps and more precise information (where in Britain? what are the mountains called?) would have been welcome, this little volume will captivate young horse lovers who may be intimidated by longer books. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author

Julia Vogel turned her love of animals and nature into a career by earning a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. She lives with her husband and four children in Maryland. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books (April 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307464091
• ISBN-13: 978-0307464095
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,758,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids who love horses, May 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Horses (Road to Reading) (Paperback)

This is a really great book for kids who love horses - and our kids do! Now, our kids want to save all the wild horses in the world. They've read this book over and over.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book for horse-lovers, February 12, 2011

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This review is from: Wild Horses (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Paperback)

This is a perfect book for my great-granddaughter.
She loves horses; they have a barn in their yard.
They have 3 horses at present. She's only 7 so her
riding is limited now, but she loves everythng with
horses, including her clothing.
Delivery was good; the price was good, but I still
think shipping is quite high. But it is sure very
easy to shop on line.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice informational book, March 1, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Wild Horses (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Paperback)

This is a good book of information. It's really cool to learn about wild horses and how it was for them back almost six million years ago or more! It's cool to know information about wild horses. I never knew they could be so interesting! I love to read about how they dealt with things like swimming from one island to another. I know I would hardly be able to move on that little space on Assateague if I was one of those poor horses. I can't believe people fenced it off like that just for wild birds! Do you have to fence off part of a horse's island for WILD BIRDS? Seriously, it was just terrible for them. Mostly because for a while the horses had nothing to eat but poison ivy and even worse, drink salt water from the ocean! I think it could be very interesting to learn about wild horses and how they lived back then! It is a very good book!