{"product_id":"0375958924-black_beauty","title":"Black Beauty","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003ea Stunning Picture-book Introduction To The First Famous Fictional Horse!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Anna Sewell's Classic \u003ci\u003eblack Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e Comes Vividly To Life In This 40-page Picture-book Adaptation By Sharon Lerner. Follow The Famous Stallion As He Meets Many Masters, From Squire Gordon, Whose Wife Black Beauty Saves Nearly At The Cost Of His Own Life; To The Cruel Nicholas Skinner, Who Drives Horses To Death; And Finally To A Reunion With Joe, The Kind Groom He Knew As A Colt. Caldecott Award Winner Susan Jeffers Illustrates This Beloved Tale With Lush Watercolor Drawings Guaranteed To Delight And Enchant Children.\u003c\/p\u003e\nchildren's Literature\n\u003cp\u003eanna Sewell's Classic 19th Century Tale Of The Life Of A Horse Through Good Times And Bad Has Been Greatly Condensed In This Brisk Retelling. Black Beauty Himself Tells Of His First Good Home. When His Owner Sells Him, He Is Badly Ridden And Then Sold To A Stable Where Many Drivers Hire Him. Once Again He Is Poorly Treated, Until Bought To Pull A Cab. One Driver And His Family Are Good To Him; Another Master Whips Him. Sold As Broken Down, He Finally Recovers, To Find That The Stable Boy Responsible For His Illness In His First Home Is The Groom In His New One. His Life Is Happy Again. Jeffers Uses A Fine Black Ink Line With Added Color To Create Naturalistic Horses As Individual Characters And, In The Case Of Beauty, With An Air Of Nobility. As In The Portrait On The Jacket\/cover, The Artist's Careful Anatomical Concern Is Clear Along With Her Use Of The Decorative Importance Of Her Drawing Of The Mane. Useful Visual Information About The Historic Period Is Also Conveyed. Her Obvious Affection For Horses Is Clear On The End Pages As Well, And Should Delight Horse-loving Readers. Reviewer: Ken Marantz And Sylvia Marantz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren's Books\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimals\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":49112651169982,"sku":"0375958924-3","price":50.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61orj0Iq4zL.jpg?v=1790084050","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0375958924-black_beauty","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}