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Horses of Myth
The five stories in this handsome book pay homage to the noble animal that has carried humans through history. In lively tales that vary in tone to reflect different cultures, the Hausmans introduce the brave Arabian, the hardy American mustang, a magic humpbacked horse from Russia, a ghostchasing horse from Tahiti, and the heroic Karabair of ancient Armenia. Robert Florczak also uses a variety of styles to capture each country and breed in his arresting paintings.Together, authors and artist have created a distinguished, highly entertaining tribute to those racers and jumpers, warriors and carriers, healers and stealers of the human heart.
- GenresPicture BooksMythology
96 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2005
About the author
Gerald Hausman
131 books18 followersGerald Andrews Hausman is a storyteller and award-winning author of books about Native America, animals, mythology, and West Indian culture. Hausman comes from a long line of storytellers and educators, and has published over seventy books for both children and adults.
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August 23, 2023
A book recommended to me since of my love of mythoi and animals in general. The title is a bit on the misleading side since I feel that these aren't horses of myth as much as folktales/fairy tale horses. Furthermore the horses that are normally contained in such compilations were missing while I can honestly say I have never heard of any of these particular equines.
My most favorite part about this book were the brightly colored illustrations as they were richly done in details while capturing the core of the people whose story they were telling. Furthermore each story had different borders that were related to the story thus separating the stories one from another and an insert box with an illustration of the horse wild at the top of each chapter.
Unfortunately the rest of the book didn't really capture my attention much. The stories were a bit on the slow side while missing any language that made them fresh and interesting to the reader thus they plodded along. And even now I cannot remember much details from the actual stories besides a snippet here or there. At the same time each story ends on an Afterward that provides the reader with more information on either the events that encouraged the story, the exploration of what type of horse breed was in the story, how the story can be found in other cultures and also some basic historical information on the horse in general.
In the end it was an okay read but not one that I would recommend to other readers even those who may be going through a horsey phase.
My most favorite part about this book were the brightly colored illustrations as they were richly done in details while capturing the core of the people whose story they were telling. Furthermore each story had different borders that were related to the story thus separating the stories one from another and an insert box with an illustration of the horse wild at the top of each chapter.
Unfortunately the rest of the book didn't really capture my attention much. The stories were a bit on the slow side while missing any language that made them fresh and interesting to the reader thus they plodded along. And even now I cannot remember much details from the actual stories besides a snippet here or there. At the same time each story ends on an Afterward that provides the reader with more information on either the events that encouraged the story, the exploration of what type of horse breed was in the story, how the story can be found in other cultures and also some basic historical information on the horse in general.
In the end it was an okay read but not one that I would recommend to other readers even those who may be going through a horsey phase.
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