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Rhyming text describes the origins of Chincoteague ponies and how they were rounded up and sold for the first time to pay for a new fire engine. Includes facts about the ponies, their home on Assateague island, and their relationship with the people of Chincoteague island.
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I knew the story of the horses on Chincoteague from my childhood as my teacher read all the books by Marguerite Henry aloud to us when I was in fourth grade. This book tells about the stories of the wild horses on the island, from how they arrived to today, in short spurts of verse.
The pictures are brilliant with color. The text is simple, perhaps too simple.
Here's a taste:
“Big ship wrecks.
Stormy sea.
Cargo horses
Swimming free....
Empty island.
Room to roam.
Birds and beaches.
Brand-new home.”