10,000 White Horses

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by: Betsy B. Lee, Catharine E. Varnedoe

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780965885362
ISBN: 0965885364
Label: Learning Abilities Books
Manufacturer: Learning Abilities Books
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: September 11, 2001
Publisher: Learning Abilities Books
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Learning Abilities Books

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Come catch a wave as a child pretends that 10,000 white horses rise from the sea foam. The child misses the first wave, is dunked by the second one, but catches the third one. Throughout the book, the text reflects the rhythm of the galloping horses and the waves. This "try, try again" tale crescendos with these lines. "I caught you!" I shout.

We're whisking, frisking, thumping, bumping, gliding, sliding in the stampede as ten thousand white horses go bolting to shore - ten thousand white horses and more.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Nice rhyme, fun drawings
As a mother and professional working with young kids, I always like to look outside the box for special literature and art for children. And it has paid off over the years in how much more expanded their minds became. I loved the fun rhyme in this small book. The words splashed and played, and made you want to recite them aloud! I look for such books because rhyme, alliteration, and so forth, are very good developers of the whole brain, allowing right and left hemispheres to communicate and strengthen ... Read More

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- Terrific imagery for little ones
This little book packs a wallop: beautifully written lines and elegant pen drawings ebb and flow like the ocean, and perfectly capture the idea that the ocean waves are like thousands of wild horses. The author suggests reading it aloud, then having your child read it out loud as well--when spoken aloud the rhythmic verses really do resemble the sea. Definitely recommended.

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- Galloping into your heart

What a fun, vivid story full of summer fun and memories. Children ask to hear this rhythmic story again and again. The illustrator did a great job of making the images leap off the page while hiding the horses in a unique way that adds to the reading experience by encouraging kids to seek and find the frolicking foals among the ocean foam. The writing style and tempo provide a great educational style that allows children and adults to not only read the words but to also feel the excitement of ... Read More

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- Review: Jennifer LB Leese, Children's Book Review Columnist
In Betsy B. Lee's book, a little girl plays at the shore, imagining that 10,000 WHITE HORSES take her up and over the roaring waves. She giggles as they race up her back, nagging her to play. The girl tries to float on the white horses and doesn't give up as her mother lovingly watches from the shore.
Lee's book teaches children to try, try again using rhyming, playful text. Catharine E. Varnedoe, from Savannah, Georgia, sketched the charming illustrations that add a visual flair to the wonderfully ... Read More

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- Incredible feats and heart-thumping adventure
Picture a clear blue sky along the coastal beach, miles and miles of the mighty ocean offering up her latest show just for you. A spectacular panoramic view of breathtaking waves of imagination, will give you memories to last a lifetime.

In this poetic story a young girl experiences some of that feeling during her outing at the beach. Having missed the first wave, is dunked by the second one, and then finally catches the third.

While on her floater, from the white caps of the roaring ... Read More