Black Beauty (Illustrated Library for Children)

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Summary: Color it is not a big deal
Review: I like this book and I will like to reed it agene. I would recommend every one to reed this book and then to watch the move of it. It really makes me believe that the color It dose not reflect the personality. maybe the book talks about horses but I think it is related to human been life.on the other heand the book is for different ages and I don't think it will affect the kids if the reed of watch the movie.

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Summary: A wonderful, gentle book
Review: It's no wonder this book is still a best seller. Sewell has written a timeless book. It is an unusual book in that the main character is a talking horse, yet it's not positioned in the somewhat cartoon-ish manner that so many children's books with talking animals are. Sewell attempts to place a subtle moral tale within each chapter. She uses man's cruelty or kindness to animals as a lesson for how we humans should treat each other. The overall message, essentially, is that if we are kind to animals, presumably, we will be kind to each other. While the plotline moves at a gentle pace, there is enough action embodied within the overall story that it kept the attention of my two sons throughout. A wonderful escapist read at any age.

Rating:
Summary: A wonderful, gentle book
Review: It's no wonder this book is still a best seller. Sewell has written a timeless book. It is an unusual book in that the main character is a talking horse, yet it's not positioned in the somewhat cartoon-ish manner that so many children's books with talking animals are. Sewell attempts to place a subtle moral tale within each chapter. She uses man's cruelty or kindness to animals as a lesson for how we humans should treat each other. The overall message, essentially, is that if we are kind to animals, presumably, we will be kind to each other. While the plotline moves at a gentle pace, there is enough action embodied within the overall story that it kept the attention of my two sons throughout. A wonderful escapist read at any age.

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Summary: black beauty
Review: The only reason i liked this book is it was told in frist person. Reading this book in frist person point of view is that it makes it interting becouse it has person's thoughts. It makes it really good beecoue it is from a horse point of view.
Probley the best part of the book i liked is when black beauty saves squaier gordon's life. Squires gordon tryed to cross a bridge in a carge but beauy would not cross it. There was a hole covered by water
The two most vivid story elements are the setting and the chariters the setting were so clear in my mind that i could picher it perficly.It was just writen so well i could not stop reading it becouse the setting was so well discribed. the charaters were so creative i really injoyed this book.

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Summary: Black Beauty
Review: This unusual novel for children has 'aged' surprisingly well. I have been reading the story from my 1897 copy, described as a "new illustrated edition ... sure to command attention." The life of a horse told in the first person is not on every child's reading list these days. It wasn't on mine years ago. This was my first reading. Perhaps I missed this classic because I didn't have the typical young girl's 'love affair with horses'.

*BLACK BEAUTY* was written by Anna Sewell, an English invalid whose Quaker beliefs permeate every page. IF kids will read it, I guarantee the preachiness won't injure them! I was surprised to be so moved by the wrongs done to animals -- all the suggestions for treating horses more humanely translate into decent human relations now, as it did then.

Amazon.com states the reading level for *Black Beauty* is ages 4-8; maybe only prodigies are to atempt it? Listening to an adult read this story may help children bridge the years since "progress" brought us the motor car. Black Beauty talks with other horses about good and bad handlers and owners, and discusses all aspects of life (except mating) with friends Ginger and Merrylegs. He mulls over their temperments and his own, and the good influences of reasoning and praise. Unfortunate events caused by cruel check reins, and bits, whips, or being knocked about are part of this story. There are also exciting times of racing for the doctor, being saved from a stable in flames, or a broken bridge, becoming lame from the loss of a horseshoe.

I hope you won't avoid this 'classis' but will allow yourself to do some time-traveling by adventuring into the late 1800s. Listen to a horse's wise thoughts over the clatter of hooves in the streets. Later you can look up the LISTMANIA titled "You've never heard of a talking horse?" and ask with Reviewer mcHAIKU: Did the legendary "horse whisperer" grow up reading *Black Beauty*?