Black Beauty

by Saddleback Educational Publishing

Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics, graphic novel. These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. The author tells this unforgettable story, which takes place in nineteenth-century England, through the eyes of Black Beauty. The reader will feel the love & cruelty that this great stallion experiences. Beginning with Black Beauty's wonderful life with his master, Squire Gordon, and the kindness of Jerry Barker to the terrible times as a "cab" horse having to tolerate the torture of the "proper" English bearing reins, Black Beauty's story speaks for all animals that can't speak for themselves.

70 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Hannah Potantus]

I appreciate this for what it is. I’m just not a animal book person. I did think it was interesting looking at things from the horse’s point of view.

[Kirsten Saintignon]

I gave this book a rating of five stars because it was very detailed in everything and the author told the story in the horse's point of view which was interesting for me. This book was just a little difficult to read because of the vocabulary. The vocabulary included some words in which I didn't know. This book was mainly about a horse (originally named Black Beauty)and his journey switching from barn to barn. In some cases Black Beauty was ill-treated and became very ill. At one point he nearly died because of his mistreating. In other cases though he was very well treated and loved by kind owners. My recommendation for this book is that it was very interesting reading from a horse's point of view and I would definitely recommend this book.

[Kylie]

I flat out didn't like this book. The illustrations were good but the story made no sense. 10/10 wouldn't recommend.