Author: Paul GoblePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.
Author: Paul GobleA Girl and Five Brave Horses
Author: Sonora CarverPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625588550
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Girl and Five Brave Horses is the story of Sonora Carver and was the basis for the movie Wild Hearts Can't be Broken. Carver answered the following want ad: Wanted: Attractive young woman who can swim and dive. Likes horses, desires to travel. See Dr. W. F. Carver, Savannah Hotel. From there she became the first woman to jump from forty and sixty feet into a pool of water with diving horses. Carver was blinded during a jump as a result of hitting the water off balance and detaching both of her retinas. Despite this she continued to jump for another eleven years. An amazing and inspiring story. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.
Mystic Horse
Author: Paul GoblePublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060298138
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
From the first brilliant rush of horses to the triumphant sight of beautiful bays, chestnuts, shiny blacks, whites, grays, and paints galloping across the pages, Paul Goble's very special book will delight all who love horses and all who love stories that tell of the spiritual connection between people and animals. His magnificent, detailed paintings evoke an almost forgotten world as he recounts a stirring legend based on the oral tradition of the Pawnee. Focusing on a poor boy and his grandmother, adventure begins when the boy discovers an old, limping horse. Though ridiculed by his tribe, the boy cares for the horse and brings it back to health. In turn, the animal helps his friend achieve greatness, only to be betrayed. The boy's remorse is sincere, but will he be forgiven? Captivating readers, Caldecott medalist Paul Goble shows how a loving friendship changes the lives of a people.
Wild Horse Annie
Author: Tracey FernPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374303061
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Wild Horse Annie" was the nickname of Velma Bronn Johnston (1912–77), who loved mustangs all her life. When she saw mustangs being rounded up and killed to make room for ranchers' livestock, she knew she had to speak up. In 1950, she began writing letters to local newspapers and politicians, defending the horses' right to roam free. Many people told Annie to hush up, but they couldn't stop her. She soon became a voice for mustangs throughout the state of Nevada, speaking on their behalf at town halls and meetings. But Annie was only one person, and she wanted to do more. So she got children to speak up, too, by having them write letters to Washington, D.C., officials to ask them to save the mustangs. Finally, with the help of her young “pencil brigade,” Annie persuaded Congress to pass nationwide laws protecting wild horses and burros on public land nationwide. Readers will find inspiration in author Tracey Fern and artist Steven Salerno's portrait of an early animal-rights advocate, who spoke up for what she believed in, and empowered a generation of children to be a voice for the voiceless.
Callie Cat, Ice Skater
Author: Eileen SpinelliPublisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807592641
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
2007 Best Children's Book of the Year, Bank Street College Day and night, Callie Cat ice skates on the pond in her backyard. She loves to ice skate, loves it more than chocolate cake, more than going to the mall—more than her friends can understand. That is, until the Honeybrook Ice Rink announces a contest, and everyone thinks it could be Callie's big chance! Now Callie practices day and night. She wants to win the big prize...doesn't she? Sometimes doing something you love is its own reward, as Eileen Spinelli's beautiful story demonstrates.
She Rides Wild Horses
Author: Jess Camilla O'NealPublisher:
ISBN: 9781733014571
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
At 17, Wyoming cowgirl Jess Camilla O'Neal had everything going for her: a homecoming queen crown, a promising career in musical theater, a recording contract, and a scholarship to the school of her choice. All that changed in a moment when a freak accident shattered her legs and came close to shattering her spirit. This captivating book tells the story of Jess's wild ride toward recovery, repeated run-ins with tragedy, and triumphant emergence as a fun and feisty horsewoman, singer-songwriter, theatrical director, and force to be reckoned with. A combination of Cheryl Strayed's deep-soul adventure, Wild, and the spiritual sensuousness of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, O'Neal's She Rides Wild Horses invites you to look at life with vigor, laughter, and awareness of the joy that can be found even in imperfection.
Wild Horses
Author: Dick FrancisPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440639515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
From acclaimed master of mystery Dick Francis comes a thrilling novel about the illusion of film and the reality of murder—a New York Times notable book. Thomas Lyon has finally been given the chance to direct a potential blockbuster, based on the true story of an unsolved crime that rocked the horseracing world twenty-six years ago. But a cryptic deathbed confession, an assault on an elderly woman, and a frightening threat lead Lyon to pick up the thread of this unfinished tale—and follow it through to its perilous end...
Calico Horses and the Patchwork Trail
Author: Lorraine TurnerPublisher: IDW Publishing
ISBN: 9781613778371
Category : Children of divorced parents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the Spirit of Horse speaks to a ten-year-old girl through her dreams and calico patches magically appear as if from nowhere, the residents of Saddlecrest, Nevada have a genuine mystery on their hands. It's the story of how a girl ripped apart by divorce helps the wild mustangs torn from the range. Together they face uncertainties brought on by the decisions of others. Carrie's mom decides to uproot her from their familiar Jersey Shore home and move to the dusty deserts of Nevada. The move is as prickly to Carrie as the cactus beside her new home. But something mysterious greets her when she closes her eyes each night--like a winding path, her dreams guide her to the horses of the Calico Mountains. Are her developing psychic abilities bringing visits from horse spirits or is her troubled mind playing tricks on her? Her new friend Milla has nightmares of her own--she's the daughter of a government official known as "The Horse Killer." How can a few children make a difference to the plight of the foals snatched from their homes without warning? Like the tiny patches of cloth that adorn a calico quilt the clues draw them all together. Follow the Calico Horses as they lead us down the trail of adversity to the peaceful pastures found by helping one another.
Buffalo Woman
Author: Paul GoblePublisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780808592990
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation
