A Horse's Tale: Ten Adventures in 100 Years

by Nancy Luenn

Book Overview

A wooden toy horse, passed from child to child, introduces us to 10 children who lived in 10 different decades and different parts of Washington state. Starting with an 11-year-old on an 1890s wheat... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0943990505
• ISBN13: 9780943990507
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Parenting Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7

Customer Reviews

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A Horse's Tale By Susan Lubner Illustrated by Margie Moore Review by Irene Grove This is an adorable story set in Colonial Williamsburg. The story centers on an unhappy horse. The setting is beautifully illustrated and takes you back to the time of Colonial Williamsburg. The town people try to help the horse that has run away from his owner and seems very unhappy. They try fixing his horseshoes and taking special care of him. One character notices him snuggling with another horse and brings it to everyone's attention. They discover the horse is just lonely and provide him with another horse to be friends with. The story shows caring amongst friends. The best part of the book is the illustrations. The pictures look just like Colonial Williamsburg and make you want to visit the actual place. There is also a Glossary in the back of the book that explains each of the jobs and people mentioned in the story. I would recommend the book to everyone with children especially if they enjoy history.

History and Multicultural Points of View... All in One!

A Horse's Tale is a collection of ten short stories that have a number of common themes. It is about a wooden toy horse that gets passed around to a different child living in Washington State each decade. The horse is carved by a Native American Uncle who gives it to his niece as she is leaving her home to attend a mission boarding school in the late 1800's. In each subsequent chapter, ten years pass and the horse has found itself in the arms of a different child.The children in each chapter are from diverse cultural backgrounds. The horse is passed to an African American boy living in Roslyn, a Japanese girl living in an internment camp in Puyallup, a Laotian girl living in Seattle and six others. Each decade illustrates the challenges that the minority culture is facing at that particular time in history.100 years pass as the reader learns about the history and culture of Washington State through the experiences of the children living there.I have used this book in my 4th grade classrooms as an overview of the different cultures, experiences, and history of our state. It is a wonderful introduction to the geography of our state, giving us something to which we refer back as we study maps of our area.