Contemporary illustrations complement the much-loved portrait of a horse who has many adventures with several different owners, including Squire Gordon and a cruel cab-owner.
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A horse is a horse of course, unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century manner--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12)
"One of the greatest books ever narrated by a horse, with a fine message: be kind to animals, and they'll be kind to you" (Michael Morpurgo Guardian)
"One of the most enchanting and best-loved children's stories of all time" (Mail on Sunday)
"This was the first book that reduced me to tears - I saw what it meant to campaign ardently and successfully for an important cause." (Esther Rantzen Daily Mail)
"So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!" (National Association for the Teaching of English)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). 330 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Near fine dust jacket. Very good cardboard slipcase. Note: This boo is 5 3/4" tall. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding. Seller Inventory # 084454
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_414262900
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Condition: Good. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00044133367
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Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). Henry Holt Little Classics; 5.8 X 4.6 X 1.2 inches; 330 pages. Seller Inventory # 120450
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Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Henry Holt and Company, c1993. first printing. Illustrated Victor Ambrus. small 8vo. As new small hardcover, as new d/j, fine illustrated cardboard slipcase. Seller Inventory # 102517
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Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). 1926 edition. Very Good-, No Dust Jacket 4TO, unpaginated, Color Illus Hardcover: Green cloth binding with title in gold on upper edge of frontboard. Light shelfwear. Hand-tipped illustration on frontboard. Title on decorated spine in gold is faded. Illustrated endpapers. Pages are lightly foxed. Color frontispiece. All text pages are illustrated. Nice tight binding. Seller Inventory # 014159
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Hardcover in slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). First thus. Hardcover in dust jacket in illustrated slipcase. First printing of this Little Classics edition from Holt. Book, jacket, and slipcase are all in Fine, unused and unworn condition. A very lovely copy. Roughly 6" x 4 1/2". 337 pp. Seller Inventory # 95368
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Condition: good. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). Photo non contractuelle. Envoi rapide et soigné. Seller Inventory # 9780805027723_2586_H167
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hardcover. Condition: New. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!. Seller Inventory # Q-0805027726
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