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(0)Anna Sewell
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Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in
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Deutsch
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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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English
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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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English
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"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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English
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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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Español
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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) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...
9) Urbane
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English
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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...
10) Humane
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English
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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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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One night during a thunderstorm, Dolly, the daughter of Black Beauty's owner, runs out of the barn to find her cat and Black Beauty, after searching for her everywhere, finds Dolly struggling to swim after she has fallen into the river.
12) Black Beauty
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Capstone
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Black Beauty faces human cruelty and mistreatment in a world that cares little for the happiness of animals. Written in graphic-novel format. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.
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Saddleback Educational
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics.
The author tells this unforgettable story, which takes place in nineteenth-century England, through the eyes of Black Beauty. The reader will feel the love & cruelty that this great stallion...
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Classics Illustrated
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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An 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time. A compelling tale of a spirited young Thoroughbred that captured the hearts of readers throughout Victorian England when it was first published. A timeless...
16) Black Beauty
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Pub. Date
c1994
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English
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
17) Black Beauty
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English
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When the young Black Beauty is sold, he has no idea of the hardships he's about to face. Read his story in his own words as Black Beauty overcomes danger and cruelty, working at everything from pulling cabs in a smog-filled city to carriages in the country.
18) Black Beauty
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.