INCLUDED ON THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM'S RECOMMENDED READING LISTA SELECTION OF FIRST LADY JANE BESHEAR'S TOP TEN DERBY READING LIST"It is a solid book, well-written and well-edited with lessons on love, loss, grief and joy." -Daily Racing Form"Freddie is a story about anyone who follows their dream." -Los Angeles Times, Ventura County sectionThis delightful, character-building tale tells the story of a horse who succeeds, not because he is necessarily better than the others, but because he believes in himself. Little Freddie is a foal who dreams to run in the Kentucky Derby and receive a blanket of red roses when he wins the race. Although accomplishing his goal will take hard work and hours of training, he discovers that his fierce determination will guide him to the finish line.Little Freddie learns lessons in trust, respect, and humility as he travels from stable to stable and race to race. Leaving his mother and friends to pursue his goal of being the greatest racehorse ever, Little Freddie becomes more disciplined and builds his confidence. His story carries the message that courage makes any dream within reach.
This annual brings together the two key aspects of children's publishing--the writing and the illustrating--in one handy volume of markets, including book publishers, magazines, audio-visual and audiotape markets and scriptwriting markets. Includes helpful articles.
In answer to the perennial question What else should I read? these innovative resources go beyond linear listings of suggestions to help students find books through a variety of directions, including subject, author, and genre. Each guide contains approximately 30 displayable bookwebs that can be used as posters, with reproducible bookmarks that list related titles and fit into pockets on the posters. Each web leads users to 8 to 14 related topics that have lists of relevant books with their authors and brief LC descriptions. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes make further exploration easy. Hundreds of the best fiction books for young readers, titles commonly found in school library collections, are covered in the webs. The visual, nonlinear features of these books make them unique and user-friendly tools for educators and students alike. Perfect for the bulletin board, the bookwebs are a great way to stimulate reading