Anna Sewell
1) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This classic tale of a handsome, spirited horse, 'Black Beauty' has been a children's favourite for over 100 years. Anna Sewell tells the story of Beauty's life from a young foal through to a working horse.
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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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"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.
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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,...
9) Urbane
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Language
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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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...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
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.
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Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
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The novel primarily informs the readers about the welfare of the animals and teaches them to treat animals politely and kindly, but at the same time it also teaches how to treat people with sympathy, kindness, and respect. The novel was also listed in the BBC's survey The Big Read in the year 2003. Anna Sewell, the author, was born in Great Yarmouth, England. She had a brother named Philip. Her brother was an engineer in Europe. When she was fourteen,...
13) Black Beauty
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Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
232 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
14) Black Beauty
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Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Graphic novel treatment of Anna Sewell's classic story about a special black horse.
15) Black Beauty
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
Fullscreen and widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Faithfully based on Anna 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.
16) Black Beauty
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Language
English
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Black Beauty's classic story is retold for young horse lovers in this beautiful picture book by beloved author Ruth Brown.
18) Black Beauty
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
68 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Here is the compelling tale of a spirited young Thoroughbred that captured the hearts of readers throughout Victorian England when it was first published in 1877. This masterfully illustrated classic is skillfully adapted by Newbery Award-winning author Robin McKinley and remains faithful to the original. With simple text to read aloud to young children,...
19) Black Beauty
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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
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Publisher
Masterwork Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A simplified, abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.