Spirit of the West 3: Esperanza (Movie tie-ins) (Paperback)

by Kathleen Duey (Author) "The second winter of my life was gray and cold and long..." (more)
Key Phrases: odd scent, lead mare, right foreleg (more...)

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Product Description
Adventure, drama, wild horses running free. The American West is brought to life through the eyes of the horses who were there in a new program of books inspired by Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the new film coming May 2002 from DreamWorks.

Strider is a wild mustang born to freedom in the Cimarron Valley. When a drought hits the valley, Strider sets out to find the horses a new place to live. But on the way, danger strikes, and Strider must make the ultimate sacrifice for the herd.

About the Author
Kathleen Duey is the author of numerous books for young readers, including the American Diaries series and the Survival series.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0142300977
• ISBN-13: 978-0142300978
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #366,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Esperanza Rules!!!!, June 17, 2003

By	rachel (ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is amazing! I have read all the other books in the Spirit collection, but this one is the best. I like these books because they are about wild horses. Esperanza is a palomino(and Spirit's dam), so she is my favorite. ESPERANZA RULES!!!!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, February 3, 2003

A Kid's Review

I loved this series. I loved how the author took it from the horses point of view and not the humans view like so many other books have done in the past.

I hope Kathleen Duey ( the author) will keep writing!
I recomend this is a good book for any horse crazy people ( and the other books too!).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT book, loved every second of it!!, March 11, 2007

By	Jessica "Horse lover" - See all my reviews

At firse I thougt, meh. What is there to be said about Esperanza finding a mate and then finding somewhere to live? But every second is packed with great immage discription, throughtful wrighting, and perfect words to describe what the horses are doing!

Instead of saying "the horse rubbed his leg" She would say somthing like "As the horse relaxed, he lowered his head to rub an itch on his foreleg."

WONDERFUL! Love it!!


Her wrighting is so good that she inspired me to wright a book,(for fun only!) Here is a little piece of it!----
......the wolf in the front stood on a large bolder, she tilted her head back and let out a call. Shadow and Tally stood to afraid to move, finally Tally snorted and turned to run off bumping into Shadow as she did. Shadow realized her friend was running, and her bolted after her. The wolf on the bolder barked fiercely and jumped after the frightened foals.
Elsewhere in the Hills, Bonita and Ella where looking for the missing foals. The foal's screams pierced through the air, reaching all the horses in the herd. Everyone lifted their head from grazing and pranced around startled. Star's head shot up at the sound of his young's desperate cries for help, his nostrils flared, and he shot off in the direction of the commotion.
Tally and Shadow where running from the wolfs, but the distance between them and their predators was getting smaller. One of the wolf's snapped at Shadows foot, luckily the wolf got kicked in the face instead. Star broke from some thin bushes, and struck out at the wolfs with his hoofs. The wolf who had gotten kicked in the face ran off, but the remaining three where deliberate to not leave empty pawed.
Star's neck rippled as he reared up to lash out with his front hoofs. He whirled around to strike. He snapped the air and stomped on the ground, but the wolfs dodged out of the way. As sudden as Star appeared, Ella came from the bushes. Her short legs couldn't carry her as fast as Star's legs carried him. Together her and Star lashed and kicked, until only one wolf was brave enough to keep fighting. It was the wolf who had been atop the bolder. Star reared, trying to warn the wolf, but Ella cantered out and attempted to stomp on the wolf. The wolf dodged and jumped on Ella's back. The dark wolf bit into her powder white neck and wouldn't let go. Star tried to strike the wolf, but he couldn't get close enough without kicking Ella. As Ella bucked and kicked in panic, trying to free herself, she slipped and plummeted to the ground......

(don't think I am copting, because although my story includes a wolf attack too, it isn't the same. I also know that most of my horses names are from the book. But I am so bad at coming up with them! I tryed to think of my own, but couldn't. Besides, I'm not trying to publish it or anything. :)