All Their Names Were Courage

by Sharon Phillips Denslow

Black Bess.
Kangaroo.
Burns.
Traveller.
All the horses of the Civil War.
And Belle,
the Burd family's mare.

Sallie Burd loves horses. She wants to know everything about them. What she's going to find out is that all their names are Courage.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Civil War

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice tribute, and an interesting point of view and format. I would have preferred more action throughout the story, although I understand its written from the point of view of a girl staying at home during the war.

[Lisa Overberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sally and her friend Isaac (both eleven and one half years old!) take on the task of corresponding with the generals of the civil war in order to write a book about the experience of their war horses. It is written in the form of letters and journals, so would be a good book to teach this genre and style form. It does not take sides with the war but simply conveys one family's experience and the desire to record the courage of the horses who fought in the war.

Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Grade level Equivalent: 6.5
Lexile Measure®: 930L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: X

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Children's book for the Civil War era

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read, civil war horses, written in the forms of letters written brother and sister during civil war, Kentucky

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

He choice it from the cover, I think. :)