The Island Stallion Races (Black Stallion) [Hardcover]

Walter Farley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1980 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Black Stallion

More than anything, Steve Duncan dreams of racing his huge, wild stallion, Flame. The horse is untrained, but incredibly fast and Steve just wants to show him off. When two strangers show up and offer to make Steve’s dream a reality, Steve cannot believe his luck. But soon he realizes that a professional racetrack is no place for an unbroken stallion.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 221 pages
• Publisher: Perfection Learning (March 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812432274
• ISBN-13: 978-0812432275
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,130,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For science fiction lovers, August 22, 2006

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Mary K. Swanson (Central Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Island Stallion Races (Black Stallion) (Paperback)

This was my favorite Walter Farley book, and I read them all. I did not know that I would like science fiction, but after I read the book, I was an sf fan. The idea that there could be colors I'd never seen before fed my imagination. To parents of girls: I didn't care that Walter Farley's protagonists were usually boys. The sense of dizzying joy when riding a horse is apparently universal!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars oNE OF THE BEST HORSE BOOKS EVA!, October 12, 2003

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"painthorsegirl520" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Island Stallion Races (Black Stallion) (Paperback)

I dont care what anyone says, this was a great book. I mean, come on people, have an imagination! I liked how the "aliens" helped Steve, and they werent wanting to take his horse or something like other weird books. It was really good, it started out boring but got wayyyy better. A MUST for those who truly love horses.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding - imaginitive, April 11, 2001

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Tamara (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Island Stallion Races (Hardcover)

I enjoyed reading this book, but it is not for those who don't have a good imagination. It isn't as down to earth as most of the other Black Stallion books, and like the Black Stallion's Ghost, I think Walter Farley was in a different state of mind when he wrote this book. I would recommend it for anyone 16+, mostly because anyone younger then that may have a hard time understanding it.