Sky rocket;: The story of a little bay horse [Hardcover]

Margaret Cabell Self (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1970

Nursed back to health by two teen-agers who are impressed with his spirit, a mistreated and starving young bay colt turns into a champion jumper.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Dodd, Mead (1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0396062075
• ISBN-13: 978-0396062073
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,156,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The story I couldn't forget..., April 25, 2003

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Katie K (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sky rocket;: The story of a little bay horse (Hardcover)

For years I've read everything I could get my hands on. (That included my mom's copy of the Clan of the Cave Bear in third grade and Homer's Iliad in 5th grade!) I came across this story while systematically working my way through the middle school library and fell in love. I read it over and over again through middle school, and then forgot about it for a little while... but as a upperclassman in high school, I started to yearn for it again. I even thought about convincing my brother to check it out and "lose it"! ;-) I highly recommend that you read this book. Trust me, I've read just about every kind of book... and this one is really special. There's something about a beautiful, simple story about a special horse overcoming the odds that just rings true. "Sky Rocket" definately ranks among my all-time favorites.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sky Rocket: The Story of a little Bay Horse, June 28, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Sky rocket;: The story of a little bay horse (Hardcover)

This is one of my favorite horse books. I ride and all of the circumstances about Madison Square Garden are similar to real life. I find this book facinating and love it a lot. I wish it was still in print, it's a loss to the equestrian world and everyone else that it isn't.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Little Horse That Could, August 16, 2005

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Melisande (Chandler, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sky rocket;: The story of a little bay horse (Hardcover)

This was a book I re-read over and over again in school, even bribing my sister to bring the book home from the school library after I had left.

This book is told from the point of view of a little bay horse named Sky Rocket. It follows him through his life through good owners and bad until he reaches a final home in a riding school.

This book is wonderful for what it teaches by telling a great story. I wish that such wonderful old-fashioned riding schools still existed today.

I would heartily reccommend this to any horse crazy reader.