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Big horses, little horses : a visual guide to the world's horses and ponies / Jim Medway [illustrations] ; Mark Fletcher [text].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780228101093
  • 0228101093
Other title:
  • Visual guide to the world's horses and ponies
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Horse and ponies of all sorts and types are brought together in this one book for young children. Big Horses, Little Horses features over 130 horse and pony breeds from around the world, Divided into sections on British, European, North American, Asian and World horses, every known breed is included: from the English Thoroughbred racehorse to the tiny Shetland Pony, from the enormous Drum Horse to the elegant Arabian. Horses for trotting, horses for climbing mountains, horses for cattle work, horses for jumping, horses for pulling carriages - they are all here."-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: READALIKE: Horse Books
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 636.1 M493 Available 33111009395720
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 636.1 M493 Available 33111009541182
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Over 130 horse breeds in this third title of the Big and Little series.

Horses and ponies of all sorts and types are brought together in this one beautiful book for young children. Big Horses, Little Horses features over 130 horse and pony breeds from around the world, each illustrated with a color drawing specially commissioned by leading comic artist and illustrator, Jim Medway.

Divided into sections on North American, British, European, Asian and World horses, every known breed is included: from the elegant Arabian English to the enormous Drum Horse, the Thoroughbred racehorse and the favorite of children, the tiny Shetland Pony. Horses for trotting, horses for climbing mountains, horses for cattle work, horses for jumping, horses for pulling carriages -- they are all here.

Delightful features at the back of the book are a Foal identifier, and a Horse Index that includes interesting facts about each breed.

This is a must-have book for all young children and their parents who love horses!

"Horse and ponies of all sorts and types are brought together in this one book for young children. Big Horses, Little Horses features over 130 horse and pony breeds from around the world, Divided into sections on British, European, North American, Asian and World horses, every known breed is included: from the English Thoroughbred racehorse to the tiny Shetland Pony, from the enormous Drum Horse to the elegant Arabian. Horses for trotting, horses for climbing mountains, horses for cattle work, horses for jumping, horses for pulling carriages - they are all here."-- Provided by publisher.

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