Misty of Chincoteague

Informationen zum Autor Marguerite Henry Klappentext This Newbery Honor Book is set on an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland where a band of wild ponies has lived for centuries. A rarely seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her lives among the ponies. Called Phantom, she is captured in frenzied roundup; however, she would forever be a creature of the wild. But her gentle, loyal colt Misty is another story altogether. Illustrations. Zusammenfassung Marguerite Henry’s beloved story of a wild horse’s gentle colt—winner of a Newbery Honor! On the island of Chincoteague, off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland, lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all, Phantom, a rarely-seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her—that is, until a young boy and girl lay eyes on her and determine that they can’t live without her. The frenzied roundup that follows on the next Pony Penning Day does indeed bring Phantom into their lives, in a way they never would have suspected. Phantom would forever be a creature of the wild. But her gentle, loyal colt Misty is another story altogether...

Product details

• Authors: Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry, Marguerite/ Dennis Henry
• Assisted by: Wesley Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.12.2006
• EAN: 9781416927839
• ISBN: 978-1-4169-2783-9
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature