Ladybird Classics: Black Beauty

by Ladybird Books

This beautiful Ladybird Classic ebook edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic horse story for younger readers.It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including Black Beauty's friendship with Ginger, his treatment at the hands of his owners, and fascinating historical detail about how how horses had many different uses in the days before cars. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Classics series include Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, The Secret Garden, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, Heidi, The Wind in the Willows, The Three Musketeers and Treasure Island.

Genres: Fiction

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 4, 2013

About the author

Ladybird books are known and loved the world over. For millions of people, they bring back the golden days of childhood - learning to read, discovering the magic of books, and growing up.

The very first Ladybird book ever was produced by a jobbing printer called Wills & Hepworth during the First World War. The company, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, began to publish 'pure and healthy literature' for children, registering the Ladybird logo in 1915. Despite the company's claims, however, those books would no longer be politically correct. In the ABC Picture Book, for example, A stood for armoured train!

Reviews

[Mia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its a nice book.

[Ramakanth Domada · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short bitter sweet story of a horse's life from his perspective. Reminded me of Steven Spielberg's movie War Horse (2011) without the war.

[Lily Myburgh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this as a child I always read it it was so fun black became my favorite colour after this book and it still is its amazing for little kids