Anna Sewell
1) Black Beauty
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Over fifty stunning illustrations from acclaimed artist Christian Birmingham bring this treasured classic new life. When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and...
3) Black Beauty
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"A teenaged girl from the big city volunteers at the local pound where an injured black horse is in jeopardy of being put down. Her overprotective father reluctantly agrees to let her adopt the horse and spend the summer in country with her Grandpa rehabilitating Black Beauty, where they each learn lessons in trust and love."--Container.
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The adventures of a horse as he is passed through the hands of many masters prior to returning to his original young master and a happy retirement.
AFaithfully based on Anne Sewell's classic novel, this beloved horse story is told by its hero, the gallant Beauty, whose joyous and heartbreaking life takes him from idyllic days on a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets, through decades of owners both kindly and harsh.