Pit Pony: The Picture Book

by Joyce Barkhouse

Book Overview

If Willie could have his dream, he would go to Sable Island and ride free over the sand dunes on the back of a wild horse. Instead, at eleven years old, Willie has to go to work in the coal mines of Cape Breton, hardly ever seeing the light of day. But with the help of Gem, the gentle pit pony he works with in the mine, he discovers that things aren't always as bad as they seem. Pit Pony is a beloved classic of children's literature, and has been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459501438
• ISBN13: 9781459501430
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

it made me sad i almost cried

i didn't know if i was happy or sad when gem got squished and she gave birth. it was a really good book and it left me hanging, wanting to read the next chapter, and my teacher wouldn't read it, and I wanted to read at my desk.