HarperCollins Children's Classics

The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl''s belief in a horse. Velvet''ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it ... I never seen such a creature on a horse. Fourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he''s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he''ll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National? Perfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children. ''My childhood dreams were based on this book - it was the only place I''d ever seen them come true'' Clare Balding

Product details

• Authors: Enid Bagnold
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.01.2025
• EAN: 9780008726669
• ISBN: 978-0-00-872666-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Series: HarperCollins Children’s Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories