Showing results for "Marguerite" in Literature & Fiction

Generations of young readers continue to fall in love with Marguerite Henry’s “horse stories.” In one of her most famous, King of the Wind, the author traces the ancestry of the great Kentucky Derby winner, Man o’ War, whose mysterious pedigree is linked to the noble line leading from the Godolphin Arabian.

He was named “Sham” for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco’s stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune. Although he was as swift as the desert winds, Sham’s proud pedigree would be...

Brighty, a shaggy young burro, lives wild and free in the Grand Canyon of Arizona. He roams the steep cliffs with the squirrels and rabbits. But his favorite friend is Old Timer, the prospector who shares hot biscuits and calls him Bright Angel. One day Old Timer doesn't answer Brighty's loud "Eeeee-aw!" Instead, the friendly animal encounters a ruthless claim jumper. Will Brighty be able to bring the killer to justice and make the wilderness safe again?

Here is a timeless and wonderful collection from the best sources of fairy tales: Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Antoine Galland.

As a young girl Sandy Price dreamed of owning a pony like Misty of Chincoteague. Journeying to Chincoteague for the annual pony penning, a grown Sandy decides to make her dream come true. At the end of the auction she brings home not just one but four beautiful ponies, including Sunshine, a direct descendant of Misty. When Twilight, Sunshine’s foal, first appears from her stall, the fire of the wild ponies of Assateague is in her eyes. She races and rears herself into a lather, bucking at even the temporary confinement when the farrier examines her hooves.

Each year along the Eastern seacoast, the wild ponies of Assateague Island are driven across a narrow strip of ocean to Chincoteague. There the shaggy, untamed ponies are sold. When young Paul and Maureen Beebe rescue a drowning newborn foal, they take her home to nearby Pony Farm. Now the foal has grown into their free-spirited pony, Misty, and has been the subject of a popular children's book.

In the early years of our country, a poor school teacher, Justin Morgan, receives a horse and her tiny colt in payment for some work. He wishes he had been given money instead. Hoping that he might sell both horses for a fair price, he asks his student, Joel, to break in the colt. To his surprise, young Joel soon discovers that this small, brown creature has special abilities: "Bub" can pull more than a team of oxen, and he can run faster than a racehorse.

Salut la compagnie ! Bienvenue dans l’Odyssée de Marguerite, le recueil d’histoires qui relate les aventures d’une petite guerrière Amazone courageuse, intelligente et curieuse de tout accompagnée de son fidèle compagnon Chismoute, un petit lézard magique qui se transforme en dragon dès qu’il entend le mot magique « évolutis » ! La pauvre petite parcourt le monde mais a beaucoup de mal à retourner chez elle à cause des querelles incessantes des dieux de l’Olympe. Mais ne perdons pas plus de temps voulez-vous ! Installez-vous confortablement et ouvrez grand vos oreilles...

Salut la compagnie ! Bienvenue dans l’Odyssée de Marguerite, le recueil d’histoires qui relate les aventures d’une petite guerrière Amazone courageuse, intelligente et curieuse de tout accompagnée de son fidèle compagnon Chismoute, un petit lézard magique qui se transforme en dragon dès qu’il entend le mot magique « évolutis » ! La pauvre petite parcourt le monde mais a beaucoup de mal à retourner chez elle à cause des querelles incessantes des dieux de l’Olympe. Mais ne perdons pas plus de temps voulez-vous ! Installez-vous confortablement et ouvrez grand vos oreilles...

An adventurous penguin named Charlie decides it’s time to leave Antarctica. He has no one to play with, nothing to do, and winter lasts a really long time. So he sets off on a plane to Florida hoping to find the missing piece of his happiness. Throughout his journey, several events do not go as planned or hoped. Ready to give up, he meets a fortune-teller at Happy World, and learns of an old Slovakian proverb that may just shine a light on what he’s looking for.

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When 11-year-old Katy Sue loses her mother, Edna, to meningitis, she and her family must adjust to life without her. The rural farm in the 1940s provides a natural backdrop that is rhythmic and routine but unforgiving, even when a family member dies.

Believing in miracles can be hard work. Twelve-year-old Amelia Forrest has a lot to pray for: improving her bad grades, fixing her strained relationship with her mama, and most importantly, dealing with her guilt over the role she played in her daddy's death.

Une cane couve ses œufs, mais à l'éclosion, l'un d'eux, le vilain petit canard, ne ressemble pas à ses frères et sœurs de couvée. Rejeté de tous, à cause de ce physique différent, il est contraint de quitter sa "famille" et de partir, loin, pour ne plus subir leurs moqueries et leurs coups.