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Black Beauty - Anna Sewell, Monty Roberts, Lucy Grealy
Black Beauty
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One of the best loved animal stories ever written, the dramatic and heartwarming Black Beauty is told by the magnificent horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. No one can ever forget the gallant Black Beauty, a horse with a white... show more
One of the best loved animal stories ever written, the dramatic and heartwarming Black Beauty is told by the magnificent horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. No one can ever forget the gallant Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead and a heart of unyielding courage.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780451531742 (0451531744)
ASIN: 451531744
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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Reading Slothfully
Reading Slothfully rated it
4.0 Black Beauty (Scholastic Classics)
I remember having read this in 3rd or 4th grade and having liked it. Basically, we have the autobiography of a horse. Black Beauty, it seems, is a stallion (or gelding, we're never told). I always assumed that with a name like that he was a she. But nope! A guy horse. None-the-less, all the 9-year o...
The Bent Bookworm
The Bent Bookworm rated it
4.0 Black Beauty
~*Full review here on The Bent Bookworm!*~“Good luck is rather particular who she rides with, and mostly prefers those who have got common sense and a good heart.”Black Beauty is a book of anthropomorphic animals. Highly intelligent animals. While told in the language of its time (roughly the 1870s-...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it
3.0 Black Beauty (Scholastic Classics)
3.5 starsThis is one of those books that makes you think. Anyone who wants a pet or who wants to learn about horses should really read it. It's from the horse's POV and tells things humans don't think about. Also, it has lots of great life lessons. It's a good read for all ages, but I recommend ...
ElizaZ
ElizaZ rated it
4.0 Black Beauty (Scholastic Classics)
The first non-picture book that I read on my own, in my own room, voluntarily, aged 7. It was a revelation, and started a delight in books that will last as long as I do.
LyraLaJeune
LyraLaJeune rated it
3.0 Die Autobiographie eines Pferdes
As a young colt, Black Beauty gallops in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, he swaps a life of freedom and happiness for one of work and toil. Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of men w...
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