Children love horses, and the story of noble Black Beauty is on of the most popular children's book of all time. In this sensitive abridgement, Beauty movingly describes the friends, people, and places, good and bad, he encounters in the course of his dramatic life.
This Eyewitness Classic edition, with its innovative use of photography and narrative illustration, makes it possible for children to enter and enjoy the real world of Anna Sewell's original novel. Brilliant illustrations capture the attention of today's visually sophisticated children, and rich factual content as well as new photography, prints, diagrams, and maps, are all expertly employed to provide a lush backdrop to this classic tale. Recommended for ages 8 to 11.