The Blind Colt (80th Anniversary Edition)

The Blind Colt (80th Anniversary Edition)
Author: Glen Rounds
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823443531

Can a young blind horse survive in the badlands of Montana? Find out in this beautiful new edition of a classic American tale. Now celebrating its 80th anniversary with beautifully redesigned new edition featuring lots of extras, The Blind Colt is a timeless tale of survival and friendship. This classic volume now features an appreciation by Matt Myers, a piece from author Glen Rounds on his inspiration for the story, and facts and resources about wild mustangs today. In the badlands, where the ground is soft but the slopes are steep and the vegetation is scarce, it can be difficult for a wild horse to survive. Even more so if that horse is blind. But this young colt has his strong mare of a mother looking out for him, and his other senses help him smell the friendly prairie dogs, feel for rough terrain, and hear whenever wolves draw near-- sometimes well before anyone else in his herd. That's not all. A boy named Whitey, about ten years old, and his ranch-owning Uncle Torwal watch from the sidelines whenever the colt and his herd pass through the plains near their home. Whitey, especially, hopes the young colt grows strong, just as he hopes they might get a chance to meet someday. And when a rough winter starts to settle in, he might just get his wish. This classic of children's literature in the tradition of War Horse, The Black Stallion, and Misty of Chincoteague comes from one of America's master storytellers. Glen Rounds grew up in the Dakota badlands, and drew from details from his own life on a ranch to depict one little colt's struggle to make it through the winter.

Stolen Pony

Stolen Pony
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1948
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

When horse thieves observe that a dog that is the constant companion of their newly "acquired" spotted pony is actually the animal's Seeing-Eye dog, they turn them both loose in the Badlands.

Brothers

Brothers
Author: George Howe Colt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416547789

Blends history and memoir in an account that in alternating chapters explores the author's quest to understand the impact of his brothers on his life and the complex relationships between iconic brothers, including the Thoreaus, the Van Goghs, and the Marxes.

Sod Houses on the Great Plains

Sod Houses on the Great Plains
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1995
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Tells how settlers on the treeless plains built houses from the prairie sod itself.

Blind Beauty

Blind Beauty
Author: K. M. Peyton
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407154680

Buffoon doesn't look like much of a race horse. He's awkward and ugly. But Tess senses something special in him. Together, the unloved horse and the stubborn girl will forge a bond that will take them further than anyone could have imagined... An touching tale of how friendship can prevail when the odds are stacked against you.

For the Benefit of Those Who See

For the Benefit of Those Who See
Author: Rosemary Mahoney
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0316248703

In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to investigate further the cultural history of blindness. As part of her research, she spent three months teaching at Tenberken's international training center for blind adults in Kerala, India, an experience that reveals both the shocking oppression endured by the world's blind, as well as their great resilience, integrity, ingenuity, and strength. By living among the blind, Rosemary Mahoney enables us to see them in fascinating close up, revealing their particular "quality of ease that seems to broadcast a fundamental connection to the world." Having read For the Benefit of Those Who See, you will never see the world in quite the same way again. "In this intelligent and humane book, Rosemary Mahoney writes of people who are blind . . . She reports on their courage and gives voice, time and again, to their miraculous dignity." -- Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree

Double Cross Blind

Double Cross Blind
Author: Joel N. Ross
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2006-07-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1400078814

December 1, 1941It is seven days before the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Days that are numbered for Sondegger, a Nazi spy captured in London while on a mission to take down the Twenty Committee, a German network of spies the British have turned.For American Tom Wall, the days have run together as he awakens to find himself locked in a British military asylum. Wounded and shell-shocked, all he knows is that his brother, Earl, betrayed Tom’s unit in Crete, causing one of the bloodiest masacres of the war.Now Tom has to pretend to be his brother, and try to force Sondegger to reveal what he knows about the Twenty Committee. But Sondegger also knows about the Japanese plan of attack, and Tom may be able to prevent it. But should he?An electrifying debut that combines political insight with the classic elements of espionage fiction–here is a Nazi spy novel you won’t be able to put down.

Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf

Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf
Author: Glen Rounds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1992
Genre: Swine
ISBN: 9780440830979

Relates the adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.

Once We Had a Horse

Once We Had a Horse
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Montana
ISBN: 9780823412419

Several children who live on a ranch in Montana spend the summer playing with a gentle old horse which had been left in their yard.

Milo's Eyes

Milo's Eyes
Author: Lissa Bachner
Publisher: Behler Publications
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2022-06-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1941887112

The extraordinary bond between Lissa Bachner, a young blind woman and Milo, a neglected, frightened horse, helped them overcome staggering odds to become one of America's most inspiring, successful riding teams in the world of show jumping. Lissa Bachman was born with a passion for horses and won her first blue ribbon at age five. Other awards would follow as a young rider, and for years Lissa trained with jumpers, tackling more difficult leaps, and working to perfect her ​ride. ​When blindness struck in her teens, it appeared her ​passion for riding would come to an end. How could she ​jump hurdles when she could barely​ navigate through her own home? But success, trust, and love came to Lissa when her trainer convinced her to buy a “diamond in the rough” from Germany. On News Year's Eve, Milo arrived at the barn, frightened and neglected. Taking one look at his shaking, filthy body, Lissa promised Milo that he would only know kindness. In return, Milo took special care of her in the ring. Through countless eye surgeries and the many months of training and work, Lissa and Milo formed a magic bond that made them inseparable. And winners. With effortless humor and penetrating compassion, Lissa weaves a story of unfaltering faith in Milo, and the unconditional love they shared.