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Author: Joanna Campbell
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2003-05-27
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 0060090510
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristina gets advice on how to win the Belmont Stakes from a jockey who raced the 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 760
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Author: Shelley Fraser Mickle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 141694866X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a biography of the race horse from his birth, through his training and winning of the Kentucky Derby, through his devastating injury two weeks later at the Preakness Stakes, to his death in January 2007.
Author: Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2010-06-22
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 0805087931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom a Caldecott Medalist ("Mirette on the High Wire") comes an amazing true story about an extraordinary horse and the man who trained him. Full color.
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 826
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBecause of their popularity, books in series are great vehicles for fostering literacy among all types of readers, who are almost always adamant about reading every title in the series, in series order. Yet traditional information sources on children's and YA literature include very little about series fiction, so librarians often have difficulty managing this literature. This guide will be a rich resource and time-saver for librarians who work with children. It introduces users to the best and most popular fiction series of today, covering more than 1,000 series with over 10,000 titles, appropriate for elementary readers. Annotations also indicate series and titles accepted by some of the popular electronic reading programs (e.g., Accelerated Reading, Reading First). A numbered list of titles in the series follows.
Author: Elizabeth Letts
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2011-08-23
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0345521102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The dramatic and inspiring story of a man and his horse, an unlikely duo whose rise to stardom in the sport of show jumping captivated the nation Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.
Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2011-05-23
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1414364148
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of her life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted too. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure. In #2 Eager Star, Winnie learns something about people as well as horses when she begins to value the power of praise and encouragement.
Author: Mary Newhall Anderson
Publisher: Paw Prints
Published: 2009-07-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781442043763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo Christina and Star have what it takes to win the third jewel in the Triple Crown?As the third race in the Triple Crown approaches, the competition for Christina Reese and her horse, Wonder's Star, is getting tougher. Christina is nervous and she's afraid the pressure is affecting Star's concentration. But the tension unexpectedly eases when Christina meets a jockey familiar with the legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew. It seems Star and Seattle Slew have lots in common. Buoyed by the jockey's invaluable advice and the support of her family and friends Christina feels ready to win at Belmont! The question is will Star come through?Ages 8+
Author: Steve Haskin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-11-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1493078429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Tales from the Triple Crown, award-winning racing writer Steve Haskin takes readers behind the scenes to introduce them to the trainers, jockeys, and horses seeking the world’s most elusive sports prize. Feel the keen disappointment of trainer Bud Delp after Spectacular Bid loses his Triple Crown bid because of a stray safety pin. Witness Angel Cordero’s frustration after winning the Kentucky Derby aboard Spend a Buck, only to encounter a series of misadventures on his way home. Mourn the untimely loss of Barbaro in a Preakness that shook the racing world. Their stories are among the twenty-four—including three that are new to this paperback edition—that bring a new dimension to the repertoire of Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes reporting. Horse racing is no stranger to triumph and tragedy, and in Tales from the Triple Crown Haskin shares both the adrenaline charge of victory and the disappointment of close losses. Haskin’s personal involvement, keen eye for a good story, and engaging writing style make readers feel like they are living the moments with him.
Author: Mary Newhall Anderson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2003-03-25
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780060090500
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHaving failed to place in the Kentucky Derby, Christina and her horse Wonder's Star are hoping to win the Preakness, yet still have time for Christina's high school graduation activities.
