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Title: National Velvet by Enid Bagnold ISBN: 0-380-81056-5 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An amazing novel that is meant for all horse lovers to read
Comment: This novel is an amazing novel about Velvet, a 14 year old girl, and a young, green, piebald (a spotted/two colored horse) that she wins. This story is not that exciting at the beginning as it introduces you to Velvet's and her family's personalities and daily life. The book becomes more alive when Velvet hears that a horse is being given away by raffle. Velvet quickly gathers all the money that she has and buys a ticket for the raffle. Amazingly the wining raffle ticket is Velvets' and she wins the piebald. After showing him is a typical/normal show, Velvet realizes he is not meant for those types of shows and decides to go bigger. After seeing how high the piebald can jump, Velvet chooses to train the piebald for the Grand National, the biggest steeplechase in the world. Throughout the whole book there are disappointing parts and parts where you smile all over. This book is like a sister to the classic novel Black Beauty. Overall National Velvet is a book for horse lovers of all ages to read; in fact it is a book everyone should read.
Rating: 3
Summary: Putting the Horse into History
Comment: Since its publicaton in 1935 Enid Bagnold's book has captured the hearts of millions of girls and horse lovers around the world. Set in rural England this story focuses on the equestrian dreams of 14-year-old, boyish Velvet Brown--one of 4 blonde daughters of a butcher. At first glance hers seems an unlikely household to encourage fantasy, with her serious father and taciturn, mountainous mother. But Mrs. Brown was a Channel swimmer in her day; she understands goal setting and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of a personal quest.
In just one year Velvet inherits 5 ponies, wins the Piebald in a village lottery and ingnites a controversy in the National Hunt Club--captivating the imagination of people around the globe. Her knowledgeable partner in this bold plan to compete (where girls were not permitted to ride) is Mi Taylor. This fellow is her father's helper and a family lodger, but he recognizes both talent and dedication, since his father had been the swimming coach for Velvet's mother. Will history repeat itself as a second generation encourages youthful ambition? It's not about
the prize money at all; they do it for the Pie! A classic in daring and determination to follow through on a dream.
Rating: 5
Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Comment: When I first started reading this book,I soon grew bored with all the "getting to know the Browns",so I stopped reading it. I t was just recently that I picked this book up on a shelf in the tack room and actually finished it. It was so great!!! It was much more exiting further on in the book. I highly reccomend it! I loved it so much I read it out loud to my pony Lucky,and at the end of each chapter,he made a little wuffle as though to say "don't stop reading!" If you love horses,steeple chasing,or just a good story,then you need to read this book! If you have seen the movie and think you know the story,then I have news for you! The book is NOTHING like the movie! But it's up to you to find out how. Hurry up and read this book! You'll love it!
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Title: My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara ISBN: 0060809027 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 17 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: The Black Stallion by WALTER FARLEY ISBN: 0679813438 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 20 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title:National Velvet ASIN: B00004RFHN Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $9.97 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.97 |
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Title: Thunderhead by Mary O'Hara ISBN: 0060809035 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 17 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Black Beauty by ANNA SEWELL ISBN: 0517189585 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 22 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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