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Random House

Just the Series: Horse Diaries Vol. 6

Series and Publisher: Horse Diaries

Annotation: In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory as a war mare.

Genre: [Animal fiction] [Historical fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #59542

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Random House

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 01/11/11

Illustrator: Sanderson, Ruth,

Pages: 153 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-375-86719-8 Perma-Bound: 0-605-54422-0

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-375-86719-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-54422-2

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2009053906

Dimensions: 18 cm.

Subject Heading:
Arabian horse. Juvenile fiction.
Arabian horse. Fiction.
War horses. Fiction.
Horses. Fiction.
Bedouins. Fiction.
Middle East. History. 9th century. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Yatimah, an Arabian filly with a ninth-century Bedouin tribe, learns to be a good war mare; however, her owner hasn't forgiven her for the fact that his favorite horse died foaling her. This well-constructed tale, illustrated with textured black-and-white drawings, effectively incorporates cultural and historical details. An appendix provides more information about Arabian horses and Bedouins.

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Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Word Count: 16,264

Reading Level: 5.5

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.5 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 141839 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:5.5 / points:6.0 / quiz:Q59173

Lexile: 840L

Guided Reading Level: T

Fountas & Pinnell: T

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in the Arabian Desert in the ninth century, Yatimah is a black Arabian filly whose name means "orphan." She enjoys her life at the oasis, with sheep to tease, other foals to race, and the daughter of her Bedouin owner to take care of her. But when the colt who is her foster brother is stolen in a raid, Yatimah realizes her true birthright. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about Arabian horses and Bedouin culture.

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