Horses (Understanding Animals) [Paperback]

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (Author), William Munoz (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1996 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Understanding Animals

Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of horses and describes how domestic horses evolved from their wild relatives.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8-Patent gives a basic history of the animal; describes equine social, reproductive, and eating behaviors; and details how horses differ from other herd animals. Suited for either browsing or reports, this attractive volume relates scientific facts about domestic and wild horses in the author's familiar conversational style. There is some crossover with her Where the Wild Horses Roam (Clarion, 1989; o.p.). The chapter on "How Horses Communicate" will help newcomers to the subject understand equine language. Every page includes one or two full-color photos with captions. (One caption incorrectly labels a team of Clydesdales as Percherons, and readers may wonder why rare Przewalski's horses are shown several times.) Overall, an engaging overview.
Charlene Strickland, formerly at Albuquerque Public Library, NM
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Gr. 3-5. This general introduction to a perennially popular subject should meet the needs of most middle-grade report writers. Differences among wild, domesticated, and feral horses, horses' inherent behaviors, and horse communication are covered in some depth. The history of horses, their current use, and differences among breeds are given less attention. Patent clearly defines each new term as it is introduced and carefully distinguishes between accepted fact and scientific speculation in her brief discussion of the horse's origins. A short glossary and a metric conversion chart are appended. Color photographs are plentiful but their small size frequently obscures details. Elizabeth Bush --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876149913
• ISBN-13: 978-0876149911
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,288,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)