Frank Carlson Library

Several kinds of horses and ponies are shown racing, jumping, plowing, pulling wagons, playing polo, and relaxing.

Focus on the unique history of the Quarter horses, what it looks like, and what it excels in.

Focus on the unique history of the Thoroughbred horses, what it looks like, and what it excels in.

Do you know the difference between a filly and a colt? How do you file a horse's teeth? Just ask Sarah Mills. She lives on a horse farm and describes the fun and hard work involved with raising Thoroughbred horses.

"From a horse's point of view, tells about horse senses, providing insight into horse behavior and abilities"--

"Photos and text introduce readers to different horse breeds, including specific breed characteristics, features, and origins"--

"In this book, young readers will learn about horses that assist officers of the law in important police work."--

"Text and photos introduce readers to general information about horses, including physical characteristics, historical origin, life cycle, body language, and horses in pop culture"--

"Photos and text introduce readers to horse care, including general information about how to maintain a horse, habitat, diet, and grooming needs and equipment"--

"Simon provides the basic facts, which include the importance of horses to humans throughout history, their evolution, physical traits, interactions among themselves, and the various breeds. The information is clear and accurate. The striking color photos will capture readers attention. However, its unfortunate that they lack captions, particularly when showing different breeds. Children will pore over the photos and garner enough information from...