Animals and Children; favorite stories
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Now that I have young children who love stories and animals I find myself loving my old favourites still.
Bambi was the first show I remember; "MAN has come to the forest" was the first time I wondered about man's effect on nature. Beautiful Joe was the first book I remember where man could be so cruel. And then there was Black Beauty, Misty and then the Black Stallion. I also found both Flicka and National Velvet to be inspiring.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
from Wikopedia
Black Beauty (in full: Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, first published November 24th 1877) is Anna Sewell's first and only novel, composed in the last years of her life between 1871 and 1877 while confined to her house as an invalid.The book became an immediate best-seller, with Anna living just long enough (five months) to see her first and only novel become a success. Anna said of her purpose in writing "its special aim being to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses"... Her sympathetic portrayal of the plight of working animals led to a vast outpouring of concern for animal welfare and is said to have been instrumental in abolishing the cruel practice of using the checkrein (or "bearing rein", a strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck).
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Black Beauty & the Black Stallion
The Black Stallion
from Wikipedia
The Black Stallion, known as "the Black" or "Shetan", is the title character from author Walter Farley's bestselling series about the wild stallion and his young friend Alec Ramsay. The series chronicles the story of the prize stallion of an Arab sheik, although it is the later books that furnish the background story of the Black.Read the entire Wikipedia article
the Black
More on the Black Stallion
theblackstallion.com
Visit The Black's official website!Plus Walter Farley wrote 19 Black Stallion books:
1. The Black Stallion (1941)
2. The Black Stallion Returns (1945)
3. Son of the Black Stallion (1947)
4. The Island Stallion (1948)
5. The Black Stallion and Satan (1949)
6. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (1951)
7. Island Stallion's Fury (1951)
8. Black Stallion's Filly (1952)
9. Black Stallion Revolts (1953)
10. Black Stallion's Sulky Colt (1954)
11. The Island Stallion Races (1955)
12. Black Stallion's Courage (1956)
13. The Black Stallion Mystery (1957)
14. The Black Stallion and Flame (1960)
15. The Black Stallion Challenged (1964)
16. The Black Stallion's Ghost (1969)
17. The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971)
18. The Black Stallion Legend (1983)
19. The Young Black Stallion (1989)
Island Ponies
Misty of Chincoteague
from Wikipedia
Misty of Chincoteague is the title of a 1947 book by Marguerite Henry, based on the life of a real pony named Misty, native to Virginia's coastal island of Chincoteague on the Delmarva Peninsula.The story is based upon "The Pony penning", which is an annual event that involves rounding up some of the wild ponies who live on nearby Assateague Island for auction as a benefit for the local Fire Department. It features the Beebe family, including a young brother and sister who capture an elusive mare on Assateague named the Phantom along with her foal, Misty.
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Chincoteague Ponies
About the breed
Because the Chincoteague Pony is a hybrid whose breeding program is largely left to natural selection, conformational traits may vary among individuals. Most ponies tend to resemble the Welsh or Arabian breeds, although Mustang blood is obvious in others. The head is expressive, with broad forehead; large, soft eyes, straight or slightly dished short face; firm muzzle; small, wide-set, tipped-in ears; tapered muzzle, large nostrils and rounded jowls. The body is clean with a, moderately refined throat latch and neck; well-angulated shoulder; broad chest and loins; short back; deep flanks; well-sprung ribs; round croup; straight, sound legs with dense bone and an appearance of overall hardiness; round, hard hooves; adequate mane and tail. The Chincoteague Pony can be found in all common colors, with many pintos among them.Read the entire article at the Chincoteague Pony home page.
Also be sure to check out the MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE FOUNDATION, INC.
Flicka
My Friend Flicka
from Wikipedia
My Friend Flicka is a 1941 children's novel by Mary O'Hara, about Ken McLaughlin, the son of a Wyoming rancher, and his horse Flicka.It was the first in a trilogy, followed by Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946). The popular 1943 film version featured a young Roddy McDowall. It was followed by film adaptations of the other two novels, in 1945 and 1948, and by a television series that first aired in 1955.
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Flicka
Flicka is a 2006 film based on the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer. A previous adaptation, directed by Harold D. Schuster, was released in 1943.This time, the plot focuses on a female protagonist, played by Alison Lohman. In previous versions, the main character was a male. The movie also features Maria Bello and Tim McGraw, who also serves as executive producer of the soundtrack album.
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Also, visit the official Flicka website.
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d-artist Jan 22, 2010 @ 8:30 am | delete
- great lens...5*...lots of horsie stuff for kids...BB being my favorite...I would love to add my GallopHome Games and Coloring Book check out my "Gallop Home" lens
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Margaret_Schaut
Jan 31, 2007 @ 11:57 pm | delete
- To be honest, I dearly, dearly loved black beauty and read it many times as a child. The others are great, but something about that one...
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