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Thunderfoot
Mel Whitby is a milkman's daughter with a passion for horses. She can't believe it when she finds a mysterious horse in a railway field. The enormous horse is in desperate need of attention and food - Mel knows she can take care of him.
224 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 1994
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March 18, 2020
This is a great short novel for kids, especially girls, who love horses. A schoolgirl in England finds a friend in a lonely, abandoned carthorse. She names him Thunderfoot and keeps going to see him even though she's supposed to be looking for a pocket money job, with her dad being laid off from his job as a milkman.
Young readers will learn how hard unemployment can be for the whole family, a few solutions, and something of how life works, bullies of all ages included. They will also learn how to break and train a draught horse, and some of the realities of keeping such a large horse.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story, which is set in England. I have not read anything else by this author but will look out for her work.
This is an unbiased review.
Young readers will learn how hard unemployment can be for the whole family, a few solutions, and something of how life works, bullies of all ages included. They will also learn how to break and train a draught horse, and some of the realities of keeping such a large horse.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story, which is set in England. I have not read anything else by this author but will look out for her work.
This is an unbiased review.
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