Maestoso Petra
Maestoso Petra
Kendall, Jane F.
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Just the Series: Horse Diaries Vol. 4   

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Annotation: Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II.
Genre: [Animal fiction] [Historical fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #59534
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Special Formats: Chapter Book Chapter Book
Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 03/09/10
Illustrator: Sanderson, Ruth,
Pages: 139 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-375-85842-3 Perma-Bound: 0-605-54414-X
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-375-85842-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-54414-7
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2008039713
Dimensions: 18 cm.
Subject Heading:
Spanish Riding School (Vienna, Austria). Fiction.
Lipizzaner horse. Fiction.
Horses. Fiction.
Horsemanship. Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945. Austria. Fiction.
Austria. History. 1938-1945. Fiction.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)

Horse Maestoso Petra narrates his life in Austria under German occupation during WWII. A Lipizzaner stallion, Petra is thrilled to perform with the Spanish Riding School, run-ins with Nazis and bomb raids not withstanding. Kendall effectively incorporates history and horsemanship into her engaging story. An appendix gives more information about horses; additional details about historical fact versus fiction would have been welcome.

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Horn Book (Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)
Word Count: 14,057
Reading Level: 5.8
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.8 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 136268 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:8.3 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q59171
Lexile: 980L
Guided Reading Level: T
Fountas & Pinnell: T

Vienna, Austria, 1938

Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years in the Spanish Riding School, training to perform the complex airs above the ground that only Lipizzaner can accomplish. But when World War II breaks out in Europe, he learns to think less about performing and more about survival. Here is Maestoso Petra’s story . . . in his own words.

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