Chester

Chester, a wild horse who wants to be tame, comes to the city looking for a home. ''Reading for fun: the artist''s sense of pacing makes this book race along.'' --Saturday Review.

About the author

Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature.
Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature.

Product details

• Authors: Syd Hoff
• Assisted by: Syd Hoff (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.1986
• EAN: 9780064440950
• ISBN: 978-0-06-444095-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 5 mm
• Series: I Can Read!: Level 1; I Can Read Level 1
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Learning; Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > German; JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION: Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Horses