Anna Sewell
1) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England encounters many misfortunes until he finds the happiness and contentment he deserves.
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Die Geschichte wird in der ersten Person als autobiografische Memoiren des titelgebenden Pferdes namens Black Beauty erzählt - angefangen von seinen unbeschwerten Tagen als Fohlen auf einem englischen Bauernhof mit seiner Mutter über sein schwieriges Leben als Taxifahrer in London bis hin zu seinem glücklichen Ruhestand auf dem Land. Auf seinem Weg begegnet er vielen Härten und erzählt viele Geschichten von Grausamkeit und Freundlichkeit. Jedes...
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Language
English
Description
One of the most popular animal stories of all time, Anna Sewell's Black Beauty was first published in 1877. Drawn from the original text and intended for even the youngest of horse lovers, Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow depicts the first few months of the horse's life as a foal frolicking in the meadow. Artist Jane Monroe Donovan renders the classic story in lush oil paintings that convey a pastoral world of green fields and shady trees,...
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Language
English
Description
"Black Beauty - The Autobiography of a Horse" is a 1911 novel by English author Anna Sewell (1820—1878). Having sold more than fifty million copies, it is among the top ten best-selling books of all time. The novel-originally intended for adults-was written in the last years of Sewell's life while she was housebound, being published just five months before her death. While the primary theme of the novel is animal welfare, it also teaches the reader...
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Language
English
Description
Discover the magic of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty in this picture book, retold and stunningly illustrated by Ruth Brown for the very youngest of horse lovers.
Black Beauty's story improved the lives of horses all over the world. Seen through his own eyes, young horse lovers will be swept up in his incredible journey from a peaceful paddock to the streets of London. No matter what he encounters, nothing can break Black Beauty's spirit.
7) Azabache
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Language
Español
Description
La escritora inglesa Anna Sewell nos ha dejado en este libro uno de los relatos más emocionantes de la literatura juvenil. Narrado en primera persona por el propio caballo, cuenta la historia de Azabache, nacido en una finca de Inglaterra, en el último cuarto del siglo pasado.
Azabache tuvo una infancia feliz hasta que un penoso acontecimiento obligó a su dueño a venderlo. Después de diversas aventuras y días empañados por el sufrimiento y...
8) Humane
Author
Language
English
Description
Who steals a dog from a shelter after receiving a dream message from their grandmother?
Hazel Lesage never expected it to be her. Then again, she didn't plan on becoming an unlicensed PI, helping the 'throwaway people.' However much has changed in Amiskwaciy, the problem of poor Indigenous women and girls being expendable hasn't. Nobody else is going to help the Augusts find out who killed their daughter Nell; so Hazel takes the case. And then she...
9) Urbane
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Language
English
Description
What wilderness seethes beneath the skin? Knowing your wild potential, is it possible to live a life both urban and urbane? 'Urbane' continues the stories of the people, human and otherwise, we met in 'Humane', Anna Marie Sewell's best-selling first novel (Stonehouse, 2020).
Hazel LeSage and her lawyer friend Shanaya set out to find Hazel's ex-husband and renegotiate the terms of their divorce, in which Hazel unjustly lost her land. Exploring Hazel's...
11) Black Beauty
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel featuring Black Beauty, who grows up in the fields and meadows of Victorian England and is then thrust into a world of cruelty and mistreatment.
12) Black Beauty
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An illustrated adaptation for younger readers of the classic work in which a horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
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Series
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series:* Classic Starts*. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. *Classic Starts* treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. *Black Beauty *is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself....
14) Black Beauty
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1999, c1994
Language
English
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.
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"From man's best friend to wild beasts, five of the most enduring tales of animals in literature -- together in one collection for animal lovers of all ages. Animals as characters have played a significant part in literature, from Aesop's ancient fables and the Garden of Eden story to contemporary literature. Gathered in this single volume are some of the most memorable animal stories that continue to stand the test of time. The Jungle Book : Travel...
16) Black Beauty
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Language
English
Description
Black Beauty's classic story is retold for young horse lovers in this beautiful picture book by beloved author Ruth Brown.
19) Black Beauty
Author
Language
English
Description
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows...
20) Black Beauty
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the all-time favorite novel by Anna Sewell, Black Beauty is a lyrical tale of the friendship and understanding between a young boy and his colt. Joe Evans (Mark Lester) and Black Beauty are parted and before their reunion, Beauty passes from owner to owner as a race horse, circus performer, military steed in India, and a worker for a coal merchant. Black Beauty is a passionate argument for the humane treatment of animals, as well as outstanding...