Step right up : how Doc and Jim Key taught the world about kindness / by Donna Janell Bowman ; illustrated by Daniel Minter.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Lee & Low Books Inc., 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781620141489
- 1620141485
- Key, Bill, 1833-1909 -- Juvenile literature
- Beautiful Jim Key (Horse) -- Juvenile literature
- Humane education -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Horses -- Training -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Horse trainers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Human-animal communication -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Human-animal relationships -- United States -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Key, B. B787 | Available | 33111008558393 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Key, B. B787 | Available | 33111008479418 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A biography of William "Doc" Key, a formerly enslaved man and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, and do math, and who together with Jim became a famous traveling performance act and proponent for the humane treatment of animals around the turn of the twentieth century.
William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up enslaved in Tennessee, Doc was sent to plantations around the state to care for sick and wounded animals. When the Civil War ended and Doc was freed, he began to dream of breeding a winning racehorse. But those dreams were dashed when his colt was born weak and sickly. Although many people would have euthanized the colt, Doc nursed him back to health and named him Jim.
Noticing a level of curiosity and eagerness in the horse, Doc began teaching Beautiful Jim Key first to recognize letters, then to read, write, add, subtract, and more. Doc soon took his talented horse on the road, spreading a message of patience and kindness, over cruelty, to all animals.
With striking illustrations by Daniel Minter, Step Right Up is the inspiring story of one man and one horse who showed the world the power of kindness.
This biography explores Common Core English Language Arts Standards and Social Studies Standards.
Includes bibliographical references.
"A picture book biography of Dr. William Key, a former slave and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read and write and who together with Jim became one of the most famous traveling performance acts around the turn of the twentieth century. Includes afterword and author's sources"-- Provided by publisher.