Carried away from her wagon train in Texas in 1845 by the old mare she is riding, a little girl is befriended by a white stallion.
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Easy to read and good!,
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I look forward to reading this book every year because the children always love it so. It is a sweet, simple, and yet engrossing tale of a pioneer girl who was going out West with her family on a wagon train when they became separated. She had only her horse, Anna, for company. Anna is torn between her desire for freedom with a wild stallion and her loyalty to the girl."The White Stallion" is just right for 7-9 year olds who want something longer than a picture book but is still very easy to read. They will like learning a little about wagon trains and the love between a girl and her horse. It is well-written and illustrated, and I happily recommend it.
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Wonderful abridged version of the story,
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This is a brief , simple verson of the story with lovely illustrations.It would be great for young children or anybody who loves the timeless legend of The White Stallion.
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A Pioneer Family Legend,
This review is from: The White Stallion (Paperback)
It is 1845 and three Connestoga wagons are moving west to start a new life. Four-year-old Gretchen is the youngest in her family; she's too hot inside the wagon, so her father straps her to the back of their faithful old mare, Anna, who trots patiently behind the wagon. Gretchen falls asleep with the gentle gait, but the mare is mesmerized by the sight, sound and smell of a passing white stallion. When Gretchen awakes--far from the wagons--she finds herself surrounded by a curiously aggressive herd of mares, nuzzling at the grain sacks which are also tied onto the mare's back. She needs to be rescued from horses' teeth, hunger, thirst and being lost!Written in short sentences with simple vocabulary and widely spaced lines, this story is good for very young readers. Isadora's black and white illustrations enhance a child's enjoyment of the strange tale of Gretchen's ultimate rescue. Was it all a heat-induced dream, pure fiction on the part of the author, or does it deserve to take its place as a "true" family legend? Read it--or have it read to aloud--to judge for yourself!
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This is a true story, Gretchen. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
white stallion New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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