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Little Animal Ark #6
The Party Pony
A party with pony rides sounds like great fun to Mandy. But when Sparky the pony gets stung by a bee he can't wear a saddle. How can he give the party guests rides? Just in time, Mandy makes a lucky discovery.
- GenresHorses
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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September 15, 2024
This 2001 book was written by Linda Chapman, who did several books in the Animal Ark Universe, including a couple in this series. In the UK, it was published by Hodder, and in America it was published by Scholastic. We are now halfway through the Little Animal Ark series.
It's an okay book. A relaxing read for adults. Perhaps it would be challenging for four year olds, but there's nothing difficult in terms of vocabulary or heavy concepts. This ain't Chinese algebra, folks -- it's about a pony scheduled to give rides at an upcoming birthday party.
I have to admit, when I first saw the title, I had a fleeting notion that this would be about a pony that loved to party. You thought Hunter S. Thompson was a party animal -- Sparky the Pony is here! HIDE YOUR WIMMIN AND YOUR WEED.
But no, of course, no drugs, no human nudity, no fear and loathing ... not even rock and roll.
Yeah, I'm not exactly the target audience. But seriously, this was a gentle, relaxing read, with a really nice pony protagonist. Although his color is only referred to as brown, Andy Ellis portrays him as a chestnut with a pale mane and tail. Actually, in the horse world, "brown" means the brown next to black. Google it. It's complicated. More complicated than this target audience could handle, I guess.
I'm not entirely sold on the concept that horses and ponies love to work. They certainly seem to like structure and predictability. Some seem to thrive on human attention, while others just don't give a toss.
It's an okay book. A relaxing read for adults. Perhaps it would be challenging for four year olds, but there's nothing difficult in terms of vocabulary or heavy concepts. This ain't Chinese algebra, folks -- it's about a pony scheduled to give rides at an upcoming birthday party.
I have to admit, when I first saw the title, I had a fleeting notion that this would be about a pony that loved to party. You thought Hunter S. Thompson was a party animal -- Sparky the Pony is here! HIDE YOUR WIMMIN AND YOUR WEED.
But no, of course, no drugs, no human nudity, no fear and loathing ... not even rock and roll.
Yeah, I'm not exactly the target audience. But seriously, this was a gentle, relaxing read, with a really nice pony protagonist. Although his color is only referred to as brown, Andy Ellis portrays him as a chestnut with a pale mane and tail. Actually, in the horse world, "brown" means the brown next to black. Google it. It's complicated. More complicated than this target audience could handle, I guess.
I'm not entirely sold on the concept that horses and ponies love to work. They certainly seem to like structure and predictability. Some seem to thrive on human attention, while others just don't give a toss.
February 14, 2024
1 cuốn sách cho trẻ em về động vật. Nó khá gần gũi và dễ đọc, cũng là cầu nối giúp các em gần hơn với từng bạn động vật dễ thương quanh mình.
Chuỗi Little Animal Ark là một chuỗi các cuốn truyện, mà mỗi tập ta được làm quen với 1 bạn động vật qua lời kể của cô bé Mandy, cô bé có bố mẹ làm bác sĩ thú y, và đó cũng là ước mơ của cô bé.
Mình chọn cuốn này đầu năm 2024 vì nó ngắn và dễ đọc😁,
vì mình mong muốn hoàn thành 1 điều gì đó dù nhỏ thôi cũng được.
Và đây là cuốn sách đầu tiên mình hoàn thành cho 2024 nha, bắt đầu từ những điều giản đơn🍀🍀🍀
Chuỗi Little Animal Ark là một chuỗi các cuốn truyện, mà mỗi tập ta được làm quen với 1 bạn động vật qua lời kể của cô bé Mandy, cô bé có bố mẹ làm bác sĩ thú y, và đó cũng là ước mơ của cô bé.
Mình chọn cuốn này đầu năm 2024 vì nó ngắn và dễ đọc😁,
vì mình mong muốn hoàn thành 1 điều gì đó dù nhỏ thôi cũng được.
Và đây là cuốn sách đầu tiên mình hoàn thành cho 2024 nha, bắt đầu từ những điều giản đơn🍀🍀🍀
November 11, 2013
Joseph loved it, and that's good enough for me. clearly this book appeals to five year old boys.
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