DK Readers: Black Beauty

The Greatest Horse Story Ever Told

Illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus
Adapted by Caryn Jenner
Ebook
On sale Dec 02, 2013 | 48 Pages | 9781465407498

Travel with Black Beauty as he overcomes the harsh life of a carriage horse to rejoin his beloved owners in this retelling of the Anna Sewell classic. Follow Black Beauty's remarkable story and discover what a horse's life was like in Victorian times in this Level 4 DK Reader.

Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!
Anna Sewell was born in 1820 in Norfolk, England. Her only book, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, was published in 1877. Sewell died in 1878.  View titles by Anna Sewell

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Travel with Black Beauty as he overcomes the harsh life of a carriage horse to rejoin his beloved owners in this retelling of the Anna Sewell classic. Follow Black Beauty's remarkable story and discover what a horse's life was like in Victorian times in this Level 4 DK Reader.

Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!

Author

Anna Sewell was born in 1820 in Norfolk, England. Her only book, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, was published in 1877. Sewell died in 1878.  View titles by Anna Sewell

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