The Wild Horse Family Book (Animal Family (Chronicle)) [Paperback]

Sybille Kalas (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Series: Animal Family (Chronicle)

Describes, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the wild horses of Iceland.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-- Wild horse books abound, falling into two categories--the straightforward study of a herd such as Patent's Where the Wild Horses Roam (Clarion, 1989) and Featherly's Mustangs: Wild Horses of the American West (Carolrhoda, 1986), or fanciful portrayals of majestic beasts, such as this photo essay. Kalas presents a romanticized view of not wild, but free-roaming ponies in Iceland. The herd enjoys a pastoral idyll in green pastures, which a girl (the author's daughter) yearns to share. Color photographs on every page succeed in transporting browsers into the lush, summer scenes. The text, however, combines zoological facts with excessive sentiment. Translated from the German, the condescending, florid narrative wanders randomly through third, second, and even first person. Horsewise readers will immediately question the book's validity--the first photo depicts the girl petting one of the "wild" horses. With so many alternative titles to choose from, you can leave this one outside your "ketch pen. "--Charlene Strickland, formerly at Albuquerque Public Library , NM
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: North-South / Night Sky Books (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558586989
• ISBN-13: 978-1558586987
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,688,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.