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1) Black Beauty
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
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Black Beauty (1877) is the classic children's book by English author Anna Sewell. A cripple for most of her life, Sewell developed an early love of horses, and the story intended to teach her readers about treating horses (and allegorically all living things) with kindness, patience and sympathy. The story is narrated first-person by Black Beauty, recounting his journey from a farm to the hard life pulling cabs in London to his eventual
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Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in
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Die Geschichte wird in der ersten Person als autobiografische Memoiren des titelgebenden Pferdes namens Black Beauty erzählt - angefangen von seinen unbeschwerten Tagen als Fohlen auf einem englischen Bauernhof mit seiner Mutter über sein schwieriges Leben als Taxifahrer in London bis hin zu seinem glücklichen Ruhestand auf dem Land. Auf seinem Weg begegnet er vielen Härten und erzählt viele Geschichten von Grausamkeit und Freundlichkeit. Jedes...
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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 Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow depicts the first few months of the horse's life as a foal frolicking in the meadow. Artist Jane Monroe Donovan renders the classic story in lush oil paintings that convey a pastoral world of green fields and shady trees,...
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Discover the magic of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty in this picture book, retold and stunningly illustrated by Ruth Brown for the very youngest of horse lovers.
Black Beauty's story improved the lives of horses all over the world. Seen through his own eyes, young horse lovers will be swept up in his incredible journey from a peaceful paddock to the streets of London. No matter what he encounters, nothing can break Black Beauty's spirit.
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"Black Beauty - The Autobiography of a Horse" is a 1911 novel by English author Anna Sewell (1820—1878). Having sold more than fifty million copies, it is among the top ten best-selling books of all time. The novel-originally intended for adults-was written in the last years of Sewell's life while she was housebound, being published just five months before her death. While the primary theme of the novel is animal welfare, it also teaches the reader...
8) Azabache
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La escritora inglesa Anna Sewell nos ha dejado en este libro uno de los relatos más emocionantes de la literatura juvenil. Narrado en primera persona por el propio caballo, cuenta la historia de Azabache, nacido en una finca de Inglaterra, en el último cuarto del siglo pasado.
Azabache tuvo una infancia feliz hasta que un penoso acontecimiento obligó a su dueño a venderlo. Después de diversas aventuras y días empañados por el sufrimiento y...
9) Humane
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Who steals a dog from a shelter after receiving a dream message from their grandmother?
Hazel Lesage never expected it to be her. Then again, she didn't plan on becoming an unlicensed PI, helping the 'throwaway people.' However much has changed in Amiskwaciy, the problem of poor Indigenous women and girls being expendable hasn't. Nobody else is going to help the Augusts find out who killed their daughter Nell; so Hazel takes the case. And then she...
10) Urbane
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What wilderness seethes beneath the skin? Knowing your wild potential, is it possible to live a life both urban and urbane? 'Urbane' continues the stories of the people, human and otherwise, we met in 'Humane', Anna Marie Sewell's best-selling first novel (Stonehouse, 2020).
Hazel LeSage and her lawyer friend Shanaya set out to find Hazel's ex-husband and renegotiate the terms of their divorce, in which Hazel unjustly lost her land. Exploring Hazel's...
11) Belleza Negra
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
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A Study Guide for Anna Sewell's "Black Beauty," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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The story of a remarkable woman who wrote a novel that not only became a classic, but also changed the way human society views and treats animals.
Born in 1829 to a young Quaker couple, Anna Sewell grew up in poverty in London. She was fourteen when she fell and injured her ankle, which left her permanently disabled. Rejecting the life of a Victorian invalid, she developed an extraordinary empathy with horses, learning to ride side-saddle and to...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Black Beauty with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, which tells the story of the horse of the title as he moves between different owners, who treat him with varying degrees of kindness and cruelty. Despite the hardship he endures, he does not become embittered and remains determined to do his best no matter the circumstances....
15) Black Beauty
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Black Beauty's classic story is retold for young horse lovers in this beautiful picture book by beloved author Ruth Brown.
18) Black Beauty
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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows...
19) Black Beauty
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Based on the all-time favorite novel by Anna Sewell, Black Beauty is a lyrical tale of the friendship and understanding between a young boy and his colt. Joe Evans (Mark Lester) and Black Beauty are parted and before their reunion, Beauty passes from owner to owner as a race horse, circus performer, military steed in India, and a worker for a coal merchant. Black Beauty is a passionate argument for the humane treatment of animals, as well as outstanding...
20) Black Beauty
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The life story of a black horse told by the horse himself, whose joyous and heartbreaking life has taken him from idyllic days on a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets.
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