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1) Black Beauty
Author
Description
"Black Beauty is a perennial children's favourite, one which has never been out of print since its publication in 1877. It is a moralistic tale of the life of the horse related in the form of an autobiography, describing the world through the eyes of the creature. In taking this anthropomorphic approach, the author Anna Sewell broke new literary ground and her effective storytelling ability makes it very easy for the reader to accept the premise that...
2) Black Beauty
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Description
An 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black BeautyFrom its beginnings in the 1940’s to today, Classics Illustrated continues to encourage a love of reading and adventure in youthful minds through beautifully-illustrated comic book adaptations of the...
4) Black beauty
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Screen adaptation of the classic story about a little girl and a horse.
5) Black Beauty
Pub. Date
1999, c1994
Description
Faithfully 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.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
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Description
Describing the author's life and experiences, this is "the ... true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West Side who form the first all-black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives"--Publisher marketing.
9) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1989]
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
10) Black Beauty
Series
Pub. Date
©2006, 1987
Description
When a girl is given the horse of her dreams, the pair form a bond of love and trust that last forever. Polly and Black Beauty share wondrous adventures and face hardships and danger with Polly's brother Bertie, Merry Legs the pony and the other residents of their lush country estate.
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Description
National Velvet: A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion,...
13) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
When the young Black Beauty is sold, he has no idea of the hardships he’s about to face. Read his story in his own words as Black Beauty overcomes danger and cruelty, working at everything from pulling cabs in a smog-filled city to carriages in the country.
14) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1993.
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
19) Black Beauty
Pub. Date
2005
Description
An animated heartwarming adaptation of the timeless novel tells the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty, a well-bred horse in 19th-century England.