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My book of horses and ponies / [Kritika Gupta, senior editor ; consultant, Vicky McEwan].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: My book ofPublisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2024Edition: First American editionDescription: 95 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744092783
  • 0744092787
Other title:
  • My book of horses and ponies : a fact-filled guide to your equine friends
  • Horses and ponies
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Horses -- World of horses -- Horse family -- Little and large -- Growing up -- Coat colors -- Markings and patterns -- Light horses -- Arabian -- Thoroughbred -- Welsh cob -- Orlov trotter -- Trakehner -- Holsteiner -- Lipizzaner -- Quarter horse -- Super senses -- Herd behavior -- Andalusian -- Irish sports horse -- Morgan -- Marwari -- How horses move -- Can a horse talk? -- Perfect personalities -- Horse hair care -- Heavy horses -- Friesian -- Schleswig -- Belgian draft -- Breton -- Percheron -- Clydesdale -- Hardworking helpers -- Horse heroes -- Norwegian fjord -- Australian stock horse -- Shire horse -- Suffolk punch -- Horses in art and culture -- Horse homes -- Equine eats -- Enjoying a ride -- Jumping -- Horse racing -- Horse games -- What are ponies? -- Miniature horses and ponies -- Pony of the Americas -- German riding pony -- Welsh pony -- Highland pony -- Australian pony -- Newfoundland pony -- Icelandic horse -- Sandlewood pony -- Owning a horse -- Horses and humans -- All together.
Summary: An exciting first guide to the magnificent world of horses. Learn all about horses, from how to care for them to how to ride one, in this informative children's guide to horse and pony care. Covering favorite breeds, from Shire horse to Shetland pony, what kit to use, and equestrian sports, this visual book is something that every young horse enthusiast aged 5-7 will want to own. Eye-catching images are featured alongside friendly illustrations, giving children plenty to take in and enjoy. This informative horse book for children offers: clear and accessible text on horse care and characteristics using annotations, friendly language, and a clear structure. Fact files on more than 20 breeds, with top-trump style comparisons and digestible information. An introduction to new and interesting information in this successful series for young learners.
List(s) this item appears in: READALIKE: Horse Books
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 636.1 M995 Checked out 07/12/2024 33111011129737
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 636.1 M995 Checked out 06/25/2024 33111011337819
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction New 636.1 M995 Available 33111011155179
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An exciting first guide to the magnificent world of horses.

Learn all about horses, from how to care for them to how to ride one, in this informative children's guide to horse and pony care.

Covering favorite breeds, from Shire horse to Shetland pony, what kit to use, and equestrian sports, this visual book is something that every young horse enthusiast aged 5-7 will want to own. Eye-catching images are featured alongside friendly illustrations, giving children plenty to take in and enjoy.

This informative horse book for children offers:

- Clear and accessible text on horse care and characteristics using annotations, friendly language, and a clear structure.
- Fact files on more than 20 breeds, with top-trump style comparisons and digestible information.
- An introduction to new and interesting information in this successful series for young learners.

My Book of Horses and Ponies is an engaging and informative children's book, with age-appropriate text, photographs, and illustrations on every page. Young equine enthusiasts will be excited to read this wonderful treasury of horses and ponies.

Complete the series

This engaging guide to horse breeds is part of the My Book of series of educational books for children. Whatever your subject, why not complete the series with My Book of Cats and Kittens, My Book of Dogs and Puppies, My Book of Rocks and Minerals, My Book of the Elements, My Book of Stars and Planets, and My Book of Fossils ?

"A fact-filled guide to your equine friends" --Cover.

"Content in this title was previously published in The everything book of horses and ponies, (2019.)" --Title page verso & Cover.

Includes index.

Horses -- World of horses -- Horse family -- Little and large -- Growing up -- Coat colors -- Markings and patterns -- Light horses -- Arabian -- Thoroughbred -- Welsh cob -- Orlov trotter -- Trakehner -- Holsteiner -- Lipizzaner -- Quarter horse -- Super senses -- Herd behavior -- Andalusian -- Irish sports horse -- Morgan -- Marwari -- How horses move -- Can a horse talk? -- Perfect personalities -- Horse hair care -- Heavy horses -- Friesian -- Schleswig -- Belgian draft -- Breton -- Percheron -- Clydesdale -- Hardworking helpers -- Horse heroes -- Norwegian fjord -- Australian stock horse -- Shire horse -- Suffolk punch -- Horses in art and culture -- Horse homes -- Equine eats -- Enjoying a ride -- Jumping -- Horse racing -- Horse games -- What are ponies? -- Miniature horses and ponies -- Pony of the Americas -- German riding pony -- Welsh pony -- Highland pony -- Australian pony -- Newfoundland pony -- Icelandic horse -- Sandlewood pony -- Owning a horse -- Horses and humans -- All together.

An exciting first guide to the magnificent world of horses. Learn all about horses, from how to care for them to how to ride one, in this informative children's guide to horse and pony care. Covering favorite breeds, from Shire horse to Shetland pony, what kit to use, and equestrian sports, this visual book is something that every young horse enthusiast aged 5-7 will want to own. Eye-catching images are featured alongside friendly illustrations, giving children plenty to take in and enjoy. This informative horse book for children offers: clear and accessible text on horse care and characteristics using annotations, friendly language, and a clear structure. Fact files on more than 20 breeds, with top-trump style comparisons and digestible information. An introduction to new and interesting information in this successful series for young learners.

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