Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow

by Anna Sewell

Book Overview

One of the most popular animal stories of all time, Anna Sewell's Black Beauty was first published in 1877. Drawn from the original text and intended for even the youngest of horse lovers, Black... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585362964
• ISBN13: 9781585362967
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A wonderful introduction to a great humanitarian book for young people

Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow transforms the beginning of Anna Sewell's classic of children's literature into a gorgeous picturebook. Illustrated in soft colors by Jane Monroe Donovan, who studied horses at length to exquisitely capture their movements, the expansive artwork captures the essence of spring from the fresh grass of the meadow to the pastel hues of the sky. A wonderful introduction to a great humanitarian book for young people, and a superb book to read aloud at storytime or bedtime. The final lesson from Black Beauty's mother has an important lesson for youngsters of all species: "'I hope you grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways; do your work with a good will, lift your feet up well when you trot, and never bite or kick even in play.' I have never forgotten my mother's advice; I knew she was a wise old horse, and our master thought a great deal of her."