Iceland, circa AD 1000
Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about the countryside and winters in the farmya... read full description
Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about the countryside and winters in the farmya... read full description
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May 22, 2009
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com
ELSKA is a horse story like no other. Mainly because this story comes straight from the horse's mouth. That's right; Hapka lets Elska tell her own story.
The book begins with Elska's birth and follows her as she grows and learns the way of an Icelandic mare. Jump into this book and follow this magnificent horse through training, growing, and even a daring rescue.
Reading ELSKA took me back to my childhood when I rea More...
ELSKA is a horse story like no other. Mainly because this story comes straight from the horse's mouth. That's right; Hapka lets Elska tell her own story.
The book begins with Elska's birth and follows her as she grows and learns the way of an Icelandic mare. Jump into this book and follow this magnificent horse through training, growing, and even a daring rescue.
Reading ELSKA took me back to my childhood when I rea More...
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Feb 28, 2010
Rebecca
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In Iceland, around the year 1000 A.D., most Icelandic horses spend their summers roaming free and their winters on farms working for humans. This book is the story of one young Icelandic filly. She is born in the summer, and a few months later when fall arrives, she and part of her herd are brought to the farm of a human family. The family's young daughter, Amma, becomes very close to the filly, and names her Elska. The horse and the young girl develop a strong bond. However, Amma's father decid
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Dec 01, 2010
Hannah
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A wonderful read! If you love history and horses, then this is the perfect book for you! Me, i'm not a history person, but it's wonderful!
Jul 27, 2011
Kaylea Joy
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Very good book I love mainly because they are about horses and what they were used for way back then
Jun 04, 2010
Pamela
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Girls and I read this together. I thought it was really boring, but the girls liked it.
Jan 04, 2012
Victoria
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What a darling little book!
I had the pleasure of going on a horseback ride when I was in Iceland this past summer and the authors did a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of this steadfast little horse.
Definitely recommended for horse lovers of all ages!
I had the pleasure of going on a horseback ride when I was in Iceland this past summer and the authors did a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of this steadfast little horse.
Definitely recommended for horse lovers of all ages!
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