Title: Black Beauty
Author: Anna Sewell
Publisher: Jarrold & Sons (http://www.jarrold.com/content/default.asp)
Publication Date: November 24, 1877
Genre: Animal Autobiography
Audience: Gr. 6-8
Overview: This classic story is about a horse growing up in England named Black Beauty. Throughout his life is passed from owner to owner meeting a wide array of kind and generous folks to cruel and abusive men and is faced with an incredible amounts of hardships in the hopes of finding a happy ending.
Activity: This book can easily be tied in a science/history lesson about horses. For Science, the teacher can discuss breeds of horses, analyzing a horse’s skeleton & discuss some interesting horse facts (ex. horses have three eyelids). For History, a teacher could talk about what horses have been used for & what are they used for now.
Reviewer’s Name: Alexi Lemper
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