What’s the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?

By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
    Paperback: $12.95

    Author Richard Van Camp asks his friends and family, “What’s the most beautiful thing you know about horses?”

    Description

    Author Richard Van Camp has always been curious about horses. He is a member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation, a Native North American tribe that uses dogs instead of horses, because it’s too cold for them up in Canada! One wintry day, he decides to do some investigating. Our friendly guide invites us to accompany him on his playful search for the most beautiful thing about horses. He asks his family, his friends, and even the artist, George Littlechild, what is the most beautiful thing they know about horses. The answers he gets range from zany to profound, and show him that even seemingly ordinary things can be seen in entirely new ways.

    About the Creators

    Richard Van Camp

    Richard Van Camp is a young writer and member of the Dogrib Nation from the Northwest Territories, Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Victoria and the En'owkin International School of Writing. He recently published his first novel and his stories have been featured in many collections.

    George Littlechild

    George Littlechild is an internationally renowned artist from the Plains Cree Nation. His first book for Children's Book Press, This Land Is My Land (1993), was the winner of both the prestigious Jane Addams Picture Book Award, and the National Parenting Publications Gold Medal. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9780892391851
  • Publication Date May 01, 2014
  • Trim Size 10.75 × 8.5 × 1 in
  • Weight 0.375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / People & Places / Canada / Native Canadian
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Animals / Horses
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Lifestyles / Country Life
  • Themes Animal / Biodiversity / Plant Adaptations, Animals, Art, Environment / Nature, Families, Fiction, Gratitude, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Nature / Science, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Pride
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 8 - 10
  • Grade Range Grades 3 - 5
  • Guided Reading O
  • ATOS Book Level 3.5
  • DRA 34
  • Interest Level Grades 3 - 5
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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