Who Was Seabiscuit?
Who Was Seabiscuit?
Buckley, James
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Annotation: Tells the story of the famed racehourse, who helped lift the spirits of an America bruised by the Great Depression.
Genre: [Sports and games]
 
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Catalog Number: #100843
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright Date: 2015
Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 10/20/15
Pages: 105 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-448-48309-2 Perma-Bound: 0-605-86996-0
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-448-48309-2 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-86996-7
Dewey: 798.40092
LCCN: 2015953986
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Subject Heading:
Seabiscuit (Race horse). Juvenile literature.
Race horses. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Horse racing. United States. Juvenile literature.
Seabiscuit (Race horse).
Race horses.
Horse racing.
Language: English
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105).
Word Count: 7,431
Reading Level: 5.2
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.2 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 177703 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:5.3 / points:4.0 / quiz:Q67653
Lexile: 800L

Who Was Seabiscuit?

On a foggy morning in summer 1936, horse trainer Tom Smith stood by a Boston racetrack called Suffolk Downs. He was looking for horses that his stable owner could buy. Smith watched horse after horse walk by. The horses’ riders, called jockeys, wore colorful silk shirts and bright white pants. The horses were nearly all tall, strong-looking, and elegant. They had long, straight faces and looked around proudly. Their breath came out in misty puffs in the morning air.

Smith had seen a thousand animals like them in his long career helping horses learn how to race.


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In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a nation's spirits. Seabiscuit was born in 1933 on a farm in Kentucky. Though bred for racing, he was weak and undersized. He slept too long and ate too much. Against the odds, he began to win local races. He was given a new coach who trained him to race in larger circuits. Soon enough, this scrappy horse began beating the best racehorses in the country. He became a media darling and won national competitions. In 1938 he was voted U.S. Horse of the Year. Seabiscuit's undying spirit and come-from-behind story made him a celebrity and hero for millions.

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