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Black Beauty : retold from the Anna Sewell original / by Lisa Church ; illustrated by Lucy Corvino.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Classic startsPublication details: New York : Sterling Pub., c2005.Description: 153 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1402711441
  • 9781402711442
Subject(s): Summary: An abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Classic Church Checked out 07/17/2024 33111006758920
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Following Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens 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 worlds beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.

Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beautys life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.

An abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.

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