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Horses of the Dawn #2
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Endlich den Wind in der Mähne spüren! Estrella und ihre Herde galoppieren zum Weideland des süßen Grases. Doch bei einem Waldbrand wird der Hengst Espero verletzt. Zu allem Unglück wird die Herde auch noch von einem Kojoten belauert und die Männer des El Miedo kommen immer näher. Nur der Junge Tijo kann die Pferde vor einer erneuten Gefangenschaft retten. Aber können sie einem Menschenkind vertrauen?
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 6, 2015
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Kathryn Lasky
266 books2,276 followersKathryn Lasky, also known as Kathryn Lasky Knight and E. L. Swann, is an award-winning American author of over one hundred books for children and adults. Best known for the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, her work has been translated into 19 languages and includes historical fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction.
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December 26, 2021
Wow... After the first book in this series was kind of a flop for me I am so happy that this one was the exact opposite! It flew sky high like a pegasus and excelled in horsemanship! But if you want to enjoy this one you definitely need to read The Escape first or else you won't understand what's going on in this one.
And yes, you read that right. This one is about horsemanship. A human boy named Tijo joins the herd and he has the unique ability to actually communicate with them. And that is what I loved about this story: that relationship between the boy and the horses. And wow, the skill he has! And the most amazing thing is he has never seen a horse before in his life! And yet somehow he has perfect balance and can do things other more experienced riders can only dream of. But Tijo is not perfect - he is actually lame (just like a horse).
I thought this story flowed much smoother than the first one. In fact I just flew through the pages and before I knew it I was at the end! I can also see how different events in the two books are gearing up to clash in the third. But at this point I have no idea what will happen... But there is lots of action and events going on. And a few new characters too.
And what a beautiful cover! I think of the three books in the series this cover is the prettiest!
And did I mention that these books have maps at the beginning and at the end? Plus they have double page black and white drawings of the horses between story segments? I do enjoy looking at the maps to see where these story segments are taking place.
I am eager now to read the third book to see if Estrella and the herd reach the Sweet Grass (which I believe is where the bison live on the Great Plains).
And yes, you read that right. This one is about horsemanship. A human boy named Tijo joins the herd and he has the unique ability to actually communicate with them. And that is what I loved about this story: that relationship between the boy and the horses. And wow, the skill he has! And the most amazing thing is he has never seen a horse before in his life! And yet somehow he has perfect balance and can do things other more experienced riders can only dream of. But Tijo is not perfect - he is actually lame (just like a horse).
I thought this story flowed much smoother than the first one. In fact I just flew through the pages and before I knew it I was at the end! I can also see how different events in the two books are gearing up to clash in the third. But at this point I have no idea what will happen... But there is lots of action and events going on. And a few new characters too.
And what a beautiful cover! I think of the three books in the series this cover is the prettiest!
And did I mention that these books have maps at the beginning and at the end? Plus they have double page black and white drawings of the horses between story segments? I do enjoy looking at the maps to see where these story segments are taking place.
I am eager now to read the third book to see if Estrella and the herd reach the Sweet Grass (which I believe is where the bison live on the Great Plains).
November 11, 2017
Like 'Escape', 'Star Rise' continues the adventures of Estrella and her herd, but unlike the first book in the series, it takes an unexpected turn by introducing a new hero – Tijo, a native boy who becomes an outcast in his own tribe because of his lame leg. Tijo is not an ordinary human – even though he has never seen the horses in his life, he managed to establish a special bond with them and to be accepted into the herd as an equal, for he is a true horse whisperer. Tijo is not just a new character, he is a new protagonist who is just as important as Estrella, and I actually like that this book becomes more about him because, frankly speaking, Tijo is a much more interesting character. Estrella is guided by an ancient instinct and her visions, and even though she has to make hard decisions, she knows her goal and she is ready to defend her herd by any cost. Tijo is more complex because he belongs to two worlds, he preserves the lifestyle of his people while devoting himself to the horses, and he is ready to learn new while not turning his back on the old. And in the end, it's him who has to make an ultimate choice: would he come back to the tribe he had been born in, or stay with the horses who truly accepted him as he is?
Tijo's relationship with the horses was a highlight of the book for me, especially his friendship with Espero. I love Espero's character in general, and in this story the old horse goes through a hard spot in his life – Espero had always been the one wishing fervently for the horses to be free, yet when the fire leaves him wounded and helpless, he and Tijo have to rely on each other to survive, and both of them learn a lot about each other and themselves.
Estrella's herd encounters both friends and enemies on its journey – I liked the addition of Yazz, the runaway mule, and Bella, the former member of Pegasus's group. While Pegasus himself wasn't such a devilish and treacherous villain as he was in the first book, Coyote definitely rose in power.
That's not to say that there weren't some issues that dampened my enjoyment of the story – for example, it bugged me how Tijo was able to become such a perfect rider so quickly despite never seeing a horse in his life, and it didn't seem like he learned his way by trial and error, but rather that he just was a natural at it. What's more important, there are still those anti-human undertones that soured 'Escape' for me, even though one of the main characters is a human now. One would think that it would make the horses realize that if it's possible for Tijo to befriend them, then not all the humans are bad; instead, they simply conclude that Tijo is not like the rest of the humans, cementing their black-and-white view of the world. And then there is that unbelievable episode where .
However, despite its flaws, I’d still say that ‘Star Rise’ is a stronger sequel story- and character-wise than ‘Escape’, even if it doesn’t reach the level of Kathryn Lasky’s other books, and I certainly hope that ‘Wild Blood’, the third book in ‘Horses of the Dawn’ series, would top both of them in the awesomeness level.
Tijo's relationship with the horses was a highlight of the book for me, especially his friendship with Espero. I love Espero's character in general, and in this story the old horse goes through a hard spot in his life – Espero had always been the one wishing fervently for the horses to be free, yet when the fire leaves him wounded and helpless, he and Tijo have to rely on each other to survive, and both of them learn a lot about each other and themselves.
Estrella's herd encounters both friends and enemies on its journey – I liked the addition of Yazz, the runaway mule, and Bella, the former member of Pegasus's group. While Pegasus himself wasn't such a devilish and treacherous villain as he was in the first book, Coyote definitely rose in power.
That's not to say that there weren't some issues that dampened my enjoyment of the story – for example, it bugged me how Tijo was able to become such a perfect rider so quickly despite never seeing a horse in his life, and it didn't seem like he learned his way by trial and error, but rather that he just was a natural at it. What's more important, there are still those anti-human undertones that soured 'Escape' for me, even though one of the main characters is a human now. One would think that it would make the horses realize that if it's possible for Tijo to befriend them, then not all the humans are bad; instead, they simply conclude that Tijo is not like the rest of the humans, cementing their black-and-white view of the world. And then there is that unbelievable episode where .
However, despite its flaws, I’d still say that ‘Star Rise’ is a stronger sequel story- and character-wise than ‘Escape’, even if it doesn’t reach the level of Kathryn Lasky’s other books, and I certainly hope that ‘Wild Blood’, the third book in ‘Horses of the Dawn’ series, would top both of them in the awesomeness level.
October 9, 2015
Story takes place in 1519. The First Herd, Estrella and her friends, set out from Mexico and work their way up north looking for the great plains of North America, home and birthplace of the ancient tiny horse, the dawn horse.
Hold On survived the canyon fire at the end of the first book tragically losing his eyesight. Hold On, separated from the first herd after the fire, meets an eleven year old boy, Toji, who is also alone, shunned by his tribe, (the Burnt River People), because of his lame leg. Hold On and Toji became close friends. Toji had a special gift, he could communicate with horses unlike any other human; he was a true horse whisperer. Toji’s parents are both deceased…his mother died during childbirth and his father was killed while out hunting.
El Miedo, a conquistador with many men and horses, was power hungry. Some of his horses and mules had escaped one night and he was on the hunt for more horses to replace them. One of the mules that escaped, Yazz, met Hold On and Tijo and joined them later becoming part of the first herd. Pego, with the help of the evil coyote, became El Miedo’s personal horse.
While out looking for more horses, Pego had found the first herd’s tracks and led El Miedo and his men to the horses. They tried to capture them but their efforts failed as the first herd escaped by jumping over a deep ravine, the same ravine coyote was hoping the first herd would run off of falling to their deaths. Coyote had circled around leaving his scent driving the herd toward the ravine with nowhere else for them to go but over the cliff. Coyote had not predicted that the horses would attempt to jump across it. However, the tiny horse had appeared to all the horses as they fled from El Miedo and his men and told them to jump across the ravine. Pego was so angry at El Miedo for mistreating him during the pursuit of the first herd that he threw him off his back and left him.
Estrella, Tijo, and Hold On found coyote’s den. Cornered, Coyote attacked Hold On. A white faced owl who had befriended Tijo and the horses, picked coyote up in its talons and dropped him to his death from very high up. The owl saved Hold On’s life.
Toshi N’Tuki had gotten separated from his tribe, the Burnt River People, when he wandered off too far while his mother was washing clothes by a stream. The toddler was befriended by the white faced owl and two other owls who protected the boy through the night. The next day, Toji and the first herd found the child following his scent and his crying. It was a happy reunion as Toji and Tuki knew each other being from the same tribe. Toji took Tuki back to the herd’s camp and took care of him until they could find the tribe and return him to his mother.
When Toji returned Tuki to the Burnt River People, they treated Toji no different now that he was older. They still regarded him as the “lame boy” and that was when Toji knew his place was with the horses and he was no longer a part of the Burnt River People.
This book ends with the first herd continuing on their journey to find the birth place of their ancestors…the great plains of the northwest.
Hold On survived the canyon fire at the end of the first book tragically losing his eyesight. Hold On, separated from the first herd after the fire, meets an eleven year old boy, Toji, who is also alone, shunned by his tribe, (the Burnt River People), because of his lame leg. Hold On and Toji became close friends. Toji had a special gift, he could communicate with horses unlike any other human; he was a true horse whisperer. Toji’s parents are both deceased…his mother died during childbirth and his father was killed while out hunting.
El Miedo, a conquistador with many men and horses, was power hungry. Some of his horses and mules had escaped one night and he was on the hunt for more horses to replace them. One of the mules that escaped, Yazz, met Hold On and Tijo and joined them later becoming part of the first herd. Pego, with the help of the evil coyote, became El Miedo’s personal horse.
While out looking for more horses, Pego had found the first herd’s tracks and led El Miedo and his men to the horses. They tried to capture them but their efforts failed as the first herd escaped by jumping over a deep ravine, the same ravine coyote was hoping the first herd would run off of falling to their deaths. Coyote had circled around leaving his scent driving the herd toward the ravine with nowhere else for them to go but over the cliff. Coyote had not predicted that the horses would attempt to jump across it. However, the tiny horse had appeared to all the horses as they fled from El Miedo and his men and told them to jump across the ravine. Pego was so angry at El Miedo for mistreating him during the pursuit of the first herd that he threw him off his back and left him.
Estrella, Tijo, and Hold On found coyote’s den. Cornered, Coyote attacked Hold On. A white faced owl who had befriended Tijo and the horses, picked coyote up in its talons and dropped him to his death from very high up. The owl saved Hold On’s life.
Toshi N’Tuki had gotten separated from his tribe, the Burnt River People, when he wandered off too far while his mother was washing clothes by a stream. The toddler was befriended by the white faced owl and two other owls who protected the boy through the night. The next day, Toji and the first herd found the child following his scent and his crying. It was a happy reunion as Toji and Tuki knew each other being from the same tribe. Toji took Tuki back to the herd’s camp and took care of him until they could find the tribe and return him to his mother.
When Toji returned Tuki to the Burnt River People, they treated Toji no different now that he was older. They still regarded him as the “lame boy” and that was when Toji knew his place was with the horses and he was no longer a part of the Burnt River People.
This book ends with the first herd continuing on their journey to find the birth place of their ancestors…the great plains of the northwest.
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April 25, 2015
WOW! Everything as expected from Ms. Lasky. She has made a fan of me ever since I read her Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, the Wolves of the Beyond series, and now Horses of the Dawn. I hope that this series continues, and quickly!!
This novel has MANY points of view. Estrella, Hold On, and Pego-the horses, Coyote, and El Miedo and Tijo-the humans. This story is full of wild animals, Conquistadores, and Native Americans, I presume. It took me a little under 24 hours to finish this one--I was hooked! I never knew I would enjoy a book about horses, but Ms. Lasky has proved me wrong!
This book deals with many mature themes like freedom, conquering, and what it means to be a family. I highly recommend the series to Lasky fans, animal lovers, horse lovers, and/or those who like wild stories about hunter-gatherers interacting with wild animals.
This novel has MANY points of view. Estrella, Hold On, and Pego-the horses, Coyote, and El Miedo and Tijo-the humans. This story is full of wild animals, Conquistadores, and Native Americans, I presume. It took me a little under 24 hours to finish this one--I was hooked! I never knew I would enjoy a book about horses, but Ms. Lasky has proved me wrong!
This book deals with many mature themes like freedom, conquering, and what it means to be a family. I highly recommend the series to Lasky fans, animal lovers, horse lovers, and/or those who like wild stories about hunter-gatherers interacting with wild animals.
May 3, 2016
This series is a lot easier to read than Lasky's others. There's a lot less of that weird made-up language shit that always confused me when I read the Guardians of Ga'hoole and Wolves of the Beyond series' as a child.
The Horses of The Dawn series is great to give to young children. It won't confuse them, although there is great vocab, and they also get to learn a bit about history as well as horses.
There wasn't much that happened in the plot other than the addition of Tijo, but this is a short book that I think will be able to keep most kids interested.
The Horses of The Dawn series is great to give to young children. It won't confuse them, although there is great vocab, and they also get to learn a bit about history as well as horses.
There wasn't much that happened in the plot other than the addition of Tijo, but this is a short book that I think will be able to keep most kids interested.
January 8, 2016
I have to be honest, at first, I did not like the idea of letting a boy into a wild herd of horses at all. But, just like the First Herd, I warmed up to him.
Tijo made the story spark to life, otherwise, it may have been just a boring book about horses. The wild adventures got my heart racing and I cheered a little after every little victory. I can't wait to read the next book!!!!
Tijo made the story spark to life, otherwise, it may have been just a boring book about horses. The wild adventures got my heart racing and I cheered a little after every little victory. I can't wait to read the next book!!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 5, 2019
Star Rating: 5 stars
Note: This is the 2nd book in the Horses of the Dawn series so this will not be an in-depth review.
After discovering that Kathryn Lasky had another series beside Wolves of the Beyond and Guardians of Ga’Hoole, I decided to pick it up as she is one of my favorite childhood authors, and I am so glad that I did because it was so nostalgic, and this series is just as good as her previous ones. I have to admit, though, that this installment was a little slower, less entertaining, and had middle-book syndrome, although I still really enjoyed it. If you want a general synopsis to know what kind of series you are getting into, these books are horses who are dumped off a conquistador’s ship when it goes dead in the water. Everyone expects them to die, but instead, they survive and become the 1st totally free herd to exist in the Americas in thousands of years.
My favorite part of this volume was the addition of a young Native boy named Tijo. Tijo was born with a crooked leg and as a result was ostracized from his village and develops a connection to animals as a result. When his adopted mother dies, the only member of the village who cared about him, Tijo decides to strike on his own and ends up meeting our horses, and after showing them that they can work together to survive in this new world, becomes a part of their herd. I really enjoyed the fact that through Tijo, the horses learned that not all humans are evil, which up to this point, they thought this because of their experiences with the conquistadors. I am really excited to read the 3rd book and see the conclusion of Tijo’s and the herd’s adventures.
All in all, this was a great continuation, although it wasn’t as exciting as the 1st one. I still enjoyed it enough to give it 5 stars, though!!!!!
Note: This is the 2nd book in the Horses of the Dawn series so this will not be an in-depth review.
After discovering that Kathryn Lasky had another series beside Wolves of the Beyond and Guardians of Ga’Hoole, I decided to pick it up as she is one of my favorite childhood authors, and I am so glad that I did because it was so nostalgic, and this series is just as good as her previous ones. I have to admit, though, that this installment was a little slower, less entertaining, and had middle-book syndrome, although I still really enjoyed it. If you want a general synopsis to know what kind of series you are getting into, these books are horses who are dumped off a conquistador’s ship when it goes dead in the water. Everyone expects them to die, but instead, they survive and become the 1st totally free herd to exist in the Americas in thousands of years.
My favorite part of this volume was the addition of a young Native boy named Tijo. Tijo was born with a crooked leg and as a result was ostracized from his village and develops a connection to animals as a result. When his adopted mother dies, the only member of the village who cared about him, Tijo decides to strike on his own and ends up meeting our horses, and after showing them that they can work together to survive in this new world, becomes a part of their herd. I really enjoyed the fact that through Tijo, the horses learned that not all humans are evil, which up to this point, they thought this because of their experiences with the conquistadors. I am really excited to read the 3rd book and see the conclusion of Tijo’s and the herd’s adventures.
All in all, this was a great continuation, although it wasn’t as exciting as the 1st one. I still enjoyed it enough to give it 5 stars, though!!!!!
June 22, 2025
This one was fine - I liked it slightly more than I liked the first book in this series. Hold On survives the fire but is blind and he meets Tijo, a young boy who was cast out of his clan for being born lame and who is saved by a kind old woman that dies at the beginning of the book. He bonds with Hold On despite never seeing horses before and he eventually joins the herd- I am curious to see where the third book goes considering that one of the big bads - Coyote dies at the end of this book and that this books seems more human heavy than the first one. It was an okay book but I didn't really like how fast and easy Tijo seems to pick up riding - and even standing on horses's back like it's nothing. I did love the addition of a mule to the herd and how the horses are forced to slowly change their minds about the mules and what they think they know about them - all in all an okay addition to the series- though I still hate the random spanish words and sentences being thrown into the story because it feels way too much like watching Dora the explorer.
August 22, 2017
Kathryn Lasky is a talented children's author, whose books, touched the heart and stretch the reader's imagination. This title, Star Rise, is the second book of the three book series, Horses of the Dawn. Though I did not read the first book of the series, I was able to follow the story line through the dialogue of this book. As in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole and Wolves of the Beyond series, the reader enters into the world of nature through the main characters: owls, wolves or horses. Each of these series create a world that is filled with love, hate, danger and choices that young readers can identify. This fantasy series leads a young,orphaned Indian boy into a herd of horses that were attempting to survive in a primitive world after surviving a vicious storm at sea and the cruel treatment of early explorers to the new world, Americas. Through the unlikely initial relationship between Tito and the horse, Hold On, the reader travels into this exciting,primitive world.
September 19, 2023
The Horses of the Dawn Series is wonderful.
The herd should never have survived. The horrible treatment of the animals and people by the seekers of wealth in the new world.
Estrella and her heard have been tricked and abused and survived. In this book, the heard are still learning how to be together when they doubt the young filly in her ability to lead. She does continue to hope the old horse 'Hold On' survived the canyon fire. They look for him when the weather is turning to winter, and complain that he must be dead.
Reuniting the herd they have with them a small boy. He saved Hold On and put salve on his blinded eyes. They all fear him at first, then come to rely on him.
The herd is the first herd. Estrella had seen the vision of the small horse, and now others do too.
This book entangles the lives of the horses and the boy. It's a very satisfying read.
The herd should never have survived. The horrible treatment of the animals and people by the seekers of wealth in the new world.
Estrella and her heard have been tricked and abused and survived. In this book, the heard are still learning how to be together when they doubt the young filly in her ability to lead. She does continue to hope the old horse 'Hold On' survived the canyon fire. They look for him when the weather is turning to winter, and complain that he must be dead.
Reuniting the herd they have with them a small boy. He saved Hold On and put salve on his blinded eyes. They all fear him at first, then come to rely on him.
The herd is the first herd. Estrella had seen the vision of the small horse, and now others do too.
This book entangles the lives of the horses and the boy. It's a very satisfying read.
June 22, 2023
4.75/5 ⭐
Por fin lo terminé... Y me ha encantado🥺💖
Este libro no sólo va a ser de viajar, la manada liderada por Estrella se va a topar con más desafíos, y con alguien que va a cambiar completamente sus planes Hay varias subtramas, unas más interesantes que otras, pero todas importantes para la historia...
Hay algunas profecías que afectan directamente a la manada, y también hay espíritus que tratarán de guiar (o de perjudicar, dependiendo) a nuestros protagonistas Mis personajes favoritos son Hold On, Tijo y Estrella, aunque todos tienes que aportar a la historia Siento que Tijo va a ser importante en el desenlace de la historia, pero ya lo veremos en el tercer y último libro
Por fin lo terminé... Y me ha encantado🥺💖
Este libro no sólo va a ser de viajar, la manada liderada por Estrella se va a topar con más desafíos, y con alguien que va a cambiar completamente sus planes Hay varias subtramas, unas más interesantes que otras, pero todas importantes para la historia...
Hay algunas profecías que afectan directamente a la manada, y también hay espíritus que tratarán de guiar (o de perjudicar, dependiendo) a nuestros protagonistas Mis personajes favoritos son Hold On, Tijo y Estrella, aunque todos tienes que aportar a la historia Siento que Tijo va a ser importante en el desenlace de la historia, pero ya lo veremos en el tercer y último libro
December 7, 2022
I felt that this book was very slow to start. It had many different interesting events throughout it, but they weren't quite interesting enough to make me want to recommend it to others. It would get just a tad bit better the more I read it, but in the end, it just didn't seem good enough to me. I felt that I missed many parts of it and it was very hard for me to enjoy reading, but maybe if I go back and read it again it might be better for me and I might change my opinion, but as of right now this book definitely isn't my favorite.
June 4, 2019
Like the previous book, this one took awhile to get started. I really like Tijo and his connection to the horses. The mention of “ga” made me smile. Coyote came back, which was interesting. Lasky changes the POV quite a lot, though, which always annoys me.
August 7, 2021
I really loved this book! It was filled with suspense in many parts as well as action and wonder. It was especially intense when the horse Hold On is blinded and weak and tumbles onto a human that soon changes his world of blindness and as the horse changes the boys rough life.
December 17, 2024
A cute story, especially if you don't know much about horses. A little annoying for horse people because of the way Lasky puts thoughts into the horses' minds that are not necessarily accurate to the way a horse would actually think. But overall a good book/story.
October 31, 2017
AWESOME!!!!!
I love the horses of series. The books are great, and I love horses. I think that anyone who is wondering if they should read this series should try it.
I love the horses of series. The books are great, and I love horses. I think that anyone who is wondering if they should read this series should try it.
April 3, 2020
Wow!!! I read two Kathryn Lasky books in a row. Star Rise was a interesting story and I had a lot of fun reading it. For all fans of a fun middle grade book.
April 18, 2020
I liked this addition to Escape. I think these books are great if you like more of a slow adventure but I am not really that person. Sorry. Ages 8-9+
July 18, 2022
Ansicht ein gutes Buch. Hat mich manchmal etwas verwirrt.
June 19, 2023
Liked this better than the first.
June 2, 2024
random ah storyline aber funny
February 11, 2022
ESTRELLA AND HOLD ON
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February 13, 2017
Not as good as the owl, or the wolf books. But good. I do like that in a weird way she's looping all of her series together. I mean, not that you have to have read the others but if you did, there's like little treats for you through out. I'm anxious to see if she keeps up with this one.
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October 5, 2015 Star Rise by Kathryn Lasky is the latest book in her series Horses of the Dawn. Following a huge fire in a canyon a group of horses manged to find a why out of several encounters with death. They have to try to find a way to survive in the new world. With the herd divided they have to find each other. But winter is coming and there is no food in sight. They have to try to stay away from the men of the new world and somehow find food.
Star Rise by Kathryn Lasky is one of many good books by this author. When I don't think it is one of her best books I still enjoyed reading it. It had a lot more cliff hangers then the rest of her books. I liked how it was exciting like the rest of her books. But I did not like how it was more indirect what a chapter was about then the other books. So I liked it as much as any of her other books.
I recommend his book to people who like the element of talking animals. Also if you want to read about the 1500s but still have fiction this would be a great book. And if yyou are fan of her other books you would enjoy this book. So if you like the author or fiction books with animals you will like this book.
Star Rise by Kathryn Lasky is one of many good books by this author. When I don't think it is one of her best books I still enjoyed reading it. It had a lot more cliff hangers then the rest of her books. I liked how it was exciting like the rest of her books. But I did not like how it was more indirect what a chapter was about then the other books. So I liked it as much as any of her other books.
I recommend his book to people who like the element of talking animals. Also if you want to read about the 1500s but still have fiction this would be a great book. And if yyou are fan of her other books you would enjoy this book. So if you like the author or fiction books with animals you will like this book.
September 28, 2023
Dieses Buch hat mir im Vergleich mit dem Vorangegangenen schon besser gefallen.
Der Schreibstil ist mal wieder sehr gelungen und auch das Gewaltgeschehen ein wenig besser dargestellt. Klar, die Natur kann noch immer grausam sein und das wird hier auch vermittelt, aber deutlich angenehmer.
Sehr schön ist des weiteren, dass nun die Antagonisten auch nicht mehr nur die Menschen sind, die die Pferde fangen und aufhalten wollen, sondern, dass auch Verräter aus den eigenen Reihen eingebracht werden, sodass das Buch zusätzlih spannend wird.
Wie auch in "Der Clan der Wölfe" wurde die Herde in diesem Buch um ein paar Mitglieder erweitert, die nicht Pferde sind, was für eine schöne Variation und Dynamik sorgt. Dadurch lernen Kinder, dass nicht alle gleich sein müssen, sondern das Unterschiede uns teilweise viel weiterbringen. Daher finde ich hier den Fantasy Aspekt sehr wichtig, sodass das Zusammenleben auch auf einer Art magischen Kommunikation beruht, ein kollektives Schweigen über mehrere Seiten wäre wohl sehr unschön.
Zusammenfassend also ein weiteres schönes Kinderbuch der Autorin.
Der Schreibstil ist mal wieder sehr gelungen und auch das Gewaltgeschehen ein wenig besser dargestellt. Klar, die Natur kann noch immer grausam sein und das wird hier auch vermittelt, aber deutlich angenehmer.
Sehr schön ist des weiteren, dass nun die Antagonisten auch nicht mehr nur die Menschen sind, die die Pferde fangen und aufhalten wollen, sondern, dass auch Verräter aus den eigenen Reihen eingebracht werden, sodass das Buch zusätzlih spannend wird.
Wie auch in "Der Clan der Wölfe" wurde die Herde in diesem Buch um ein paar Mitglieder erweitert, die nicht Pferde sind, was für eine schöne Variation und Dynamik sorgt. Dadurch lernen Kinder, dass nicht alle gleich sein müssen, sondern das Unterschiede uns teilweise viel weiterbringen. Daher finde ich hier den Fantasy Aspekt sehr wichtig, sodass das Zusammenleben auch auf einer Art magischen Kommunikation beruht, ein kollektives Schweigen über mehrere Seiten wäre wohl sehr unschön.
Zusammenfassend also ein weiteres schönes Kinderbuch der Autorin.
August 6, 2016
As filly Estrella continues to lead her band of horses to the north and to the west in search of that elusive sweet grass, she continues to mourn the loss of Hold On and blame herself for what happened in the canyon. The other horses persuade her that they must move on or risk starving to death, and they do so reluctantly. Meanwhile, Tijo, a boy who has been abandoned by his people, tracks Hold On, and helps him heal from his burns. When the horses are reunited, they are at first reluctant to be around a human because of their previous treatment, but Tijo has strong spiritual connections and seems able to speak their language. Although at first I was disappointed to have humans introduced in the story, eventually I settled down and trusted this boy who had been so mistreated throughout his life. The emotions of the horses and the coyote are papable and will evoke strong responses from readers.
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October 2, 2015After his grandmother's death, Tijo is exiled from his village because of his crooked leg. He meets Hold On, a horse that has been blinded and separated from his herd. Tijo and Hold On become fast friends, finding a way to communicate with each other, Tijo acting as Hold On's eyes as they search for the other horses. When they find Estella and the herd, will Tijo be accepted as one of them?
This series is well-written, with good character and plot development. It leaves some loose ends, allowing for a continuation of the series.
This series is well-written, with good character and plot development. It leaves some loose ends, allowing for a continuation of the series.
November 18, 2017
This book had the same problems as the first. I just don't like the way the author words things and how she presents spirits and past life's (if that makes sense to you) I love the characters and there personalities but there is just something about the way the author writes and how she presents things that I can't stand. I know the 3rd book will be the same but I have it so might as well read it, good thing it's only 195 pages.
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