Horse Diaries: Black Cloud

Horse Diaries: Black Cloud
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Age Range
10+
Release Date
January 10, 2012
ISBN
978-0375868818
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Born in Northern Nevada in 1950, Black Cloud is a black-and-white mustang colt. He loves roaming free with the rest of his herd, playing with the other foals, and learning the ways of wild horses. But when humans intrude on this wandering life, Black Cloud's worled is changed forever. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about mustangs and the history of the laws protecting them.

Born in Northern Nevada in 1950, Black Cloud is a black-and-white mustang colt. He loves roaming free with the rest of his herd, playing with the other foals, and learning the ways of wild horses. But when humans intrude on this wandering life, Black Cloud's worled is changed forever. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about mustangs and the history of the laws protecting them.

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What a fantastic read for young horse lovers! Which I was, of course, in my day. Okay, full confession--still am. And this story pulled me into the mind of the horse (it's written from a horse's perspective!) immediately. This story has perfect anthropomorphism blended with all kinds of facts about the natural world, especially the world of horses--wild mustangs in particular. Their relationships and dynamics are detailed in such a way that I didn't even realize how much I was learning until I finished! Even the horse dialogue was well-written. This story will cause the reader to care about animal mistreatment while learning a piece of history, and also, how one person--even a child--can bring about change in our world. Highly recommended. I want to read the rest of the Horse Diaries now!
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