Black Beauty

Informationen zum Autor Anna Sewell was born in 1820 and lived with her family in Norfolk and then in a village on the outskirts of London. At the age of fourteen Anna injured her ankles in a fall, and was severely disabled for the rest of her life. She had to travel everywhere in horse-drawn carriages, and so Anna was always concerned with the treatment of the animals she so relied upon. She wrote Black Beauty in order to convince a wide audience of the importance of the humane treatment of animals. It is her only novel, and Anna Sewell died shortly after it's publication, little guessing how well-known and widely loved her story would become. Klappentext Anna Sewell was born in 1820 and lived with her family in Norfolk and then in a village on the outskirts of London. At the age of fourteen Anna injured her ankles in a fall, and was severely disabled for the rest of her life. She had to travel everywhere in horse-drawn carriages, and so Anna was always concerned with the treatment of the animals she so relied upon. She wrote Black Beauty in order to convince a wide audience of the importance of the humane treatment of animals. It is her only novel, and Anna Sewell died shortly after it's publication, little guessing how well-known and widely loved her story would become. Zusammenfassung "You saved your mistress's life, Beauty! Beauty remains faithful, hardworking and full of spirit despite his trials, and through him we learn that all horses and humans alike deserve to be treated with kindness. BACKSTORY: Find out about the unusual author and learn some horsey vocabulary.

Product details

• Authors: Anonymous, Anna Sewell
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.08.2012
• EAN: 9780099572930
• ISBN: 978-0-09-957293-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 188 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Children's Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ponies and horses