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Read along with Disney! Saddle up and join your favorite Disney princesses on an a-neigh-zing ride with their beloved horses. Gallop with Belle and Phillipe, compete in a horse show with Cinderella and Frou, and trot through the forest with Snow White and Astor in this lovely book featuring word-for-word narration.
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"A wild, rollicking ride into the heart of horse country-these essays get at what it means to love horses, in all that love's complexity." -Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
A compelling and provocative essay collection that smashes stereotypes and redefines the meaning of the term "horse girl," broadening it for women of all cultural backgrounds.
As a child, horses consumed Halimah Marcus' imagination. When she...
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The Horse is Rolling is a beautifully illustrated and presented book with an original music score, composed by Music Therapist, Dr. Patsy Tan and a video displaying puppets of the animals performing the actions in the book. The book is designed and written by a Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Early Childhood Educator and Music Therapist working together to come up with concepts and music to support children's attention, listening, speech...
4) Horses
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Beautiful horses prance, trot and gallop across the page of this book of photographs. Substantially less expensive than a real horse and much less mess, this book is sure to feed your child's passion for horses. Each page features a different horse breed with a title. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Picture Books are a great way to introduce horses, their sounds and colors to kids.
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This edition of a “Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book” is a comprehensive, illustrated compilation of essays by some of the world's foremost authorities on horses. Horses through Time examines in laymen's terms the development of the lineage of horses through the paleontological record, the domestication of horses based on the archaeological record, the history of the interplay between humans and horses, the lively history of equestrian...
6) The Horseman on the Roof by Jean Giono (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Horseman on the Roof with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Horseman on the Roof by Jean Giono, a semi-allegorical novel which follows the adventures of Angelo Pardi, a young Italian hussar and the titular horseman, as he travels through the South of France at a time when the region is being ravaged by a deadly outbreak of cholera. Angelo's...
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Horses have been at the right hand of man for thousands of years. They have helped build empires and helped bring them down. Horses have carried the doctor swiftly to the door of a dying mother and galloped across the vast distances of the American West, bringing news to the settlers. Horses today are our companions in sport, dashing to the finish line or leaping impossibly high fences for the sheer glory of the win. Horses also lurk in the mists...
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Dark Horse Heroes volume 1
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Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus collects Comics Greatest World and Will to Power, the two hit maxiseries created by Dark Horse Comics that turned the concept of the superhero universe on its head, bringing together an all-star team of creators. In the not-too-distant past, the first nuclear-weapon test changed the world forever...but not in the way we expected. Unleashed upon the planet was a microscopic technological virus of unknown origin that infected...
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Lameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations. More preparation time is lost, more competitions are missed, and more careers are prematurely ended because of lameness than any other condition.
This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness:
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Giddy-up! Read about Rebecca who rides her horse, Snickerdoodles, for 98 miles on the Texas Independence Trail each year. Are you ready to learn how horses talk and communicate through body language? Janet trains guide horses, and John tames the wildest horse by making friends with it. Stories by Mary Ann Hellinghausen, Leslie Wyatt, Shannon Teper, and Deborah Kearney.
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This book contains a wealth of classic material dating back to the 1900s on the history of horse racing in England and across the sea in America. Being interesting, informative and at points comical this title has something for anyone that is interested in horse racing.
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To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba on October 31 1917, this book offers nearly 100 unpublished photographs taken in the field by brothers Guy and Barney Hayden, of the 12th Light Horse. Both Lieutenants, the Haydons were at the forefront of the skirmish and the attack itself, and like all the Walers, their great horses Midnight and Polo play their essential part, right to the Charge itself....
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A Study Guide for Ted Hughes's "The Rain Horse," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Crazy Horse Electric Game," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for D. H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for R. K. Narayan's "Horse and Two Goats," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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A study guide for D. H. Lawrence's "The Horse Dealer's Daughter", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Simon J. Ortiz's "The End of Old Horse," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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Unlock the more straightforward side of War Horse with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, told through the eyes of Joey, a brave army horse whose vision of World War I from both sides of the trenches is one in which the divisions of conflict disappear, and friendship and trust become fundamental values. Despite being primarily aimed at children, the universal...
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"A History of the Horse Drawn Carriage" is a collection of classic articles on the subject of horse drawn carriages in England, exploring their origins and developments over the centuries with reference to notable events and figures. This fascinating and informative treatise is highly recommended for those with an interest in traditional transportation and its evolution, and it would make for a fine addition to collections of allied literature. Contents...
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