A Horse for Hannah [Large Print]

by Coleen Hubbard

Book Overview

Although at first unhappy that her birthday present is a trip to England and not a horse, Hannah falls in love with an English Hackney and is distressed that she may have to leave the gentle horse... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836824024
• ISBN13: 9780836824025
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A cute historical horse story.

It's 1850, and Hannah Brooks is hoping that her father, a sea captain, will give her a horse for her eleventh birthday. Instead, he decides to take her on his clipper ship to visit their relatives in England on their horse farm. Hannah is glad that she will finally get to meet her aunt, uncle, and cousins, and that she will be able to spend time with their horses. However, her stay with her relatives turns out to be quite different from what she imagined. They live in a run-down house, and Hannah is expected to help with chores. Worst of all, however, her cousin Polly is mean to Hannah, and accuses her of being a spoiled rich girl. Hannah takes comfort in riding Gwenny, an English Hackney horse that she comes to love. How will Hannah be able to part with Gwenny when it is time to return home to Boston? Young girls who enjoy horse stories or historical fiction are sure to like this book. The story is very cute, and Hannah's bond with Gwenny is very sweet. Readers who liked other books in the Treasured Horses series are also sure to enjoy A Horse for Hannah.

Wonderful!

A great book! Hannah asked for a horse from her sea caption father. Instead he gives her a trip to see her out-of-country cousins on their Hackney farm . Upon first arrivle she and one of her cousins don't get along.But after a generous act on Hannah's part they begin a beautiful friendship. While on the farm Hannah gets atteched to Gwenny, a Hackney. When Hannah's father decides to take four horses back to the United States to sell, Gwenny is one of them. When Gwenny gets sick on the boat, will Hannah help the animal survive?