McCully, Emily Arnold.

Wonder horse / Subtitle on cover: True story of the world's smartest horse Emily Arnold McCully. - 1st ed. - New York : Henry Holt, 2010. - [32] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Wilson's Children, October 2010 School Library Journal starred, June 2010 Booklist starred, April 2010 Library Media Connection starred, August 2010 Publisher's Weekly, July 2010 Horn Book, July 2010 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), August 2010 Kirkus Review, May 2010

A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.

3.9. K-3 Follett Library Resources.

0805087931

2009006208


Key, Bill, 1833-1909 --Fiction.


Horses--Training--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Historical fiction.


Historical fiction.
Picture books for children.

PZ7.M478415 / Wo 2010

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