Whinny of the Wild Horses

by Amy C. Laundrie

Book Overview

He was born to run free! With timely insight into the plight of wild animals, this "satisfying, old-fashioned horse story . . . (is told) with clarity, grace, and authenticity".--Kirkus Reviews.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679818243
• ISBN13: 9780679818243
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Wish I could find it

I read this book when I was probably 8 years old and it made a really big impression on me. I had always thought of horses as pretty little ponies with bows and pink tails, after reading this short little book it opened my eyes to a whole new world. The world of the real horse, the world of survival and strength, the world of trust and courage. This little book was to a little girl the most wonderful story in the world. Whinny was my hero. It was the Black Beauty of the early years. Somewhere along the way I lost the book, and I only wish I could find one somewhere. I recommend this book with all my heart to all of you who have sons or daugters in love with the most wonderful animal ever.

Internationaly Appealing

This is my favorite Laundrie Book. I saw it on a trip over in Germany as well. Over there it is called Vestin Whinny. A truly remarkable story!

Heart felt

From the moment the fole is born untill its final growth the reader fells through the staling. The book is filled with power, hope, curage, and the temptation to avoid doing the right thing. It is an excilent lesson for life and through the eyes of Whinny the reader can see all that, in this hectic world, we have been missing.

A really good horse story

This book is a great book for anybody who likes horse stories. I read it for the first time when I was about nine years old and still read it every once in a while. I still enjoy it as much as I did then. My only complaint is that I thought it was too short, but then it is a children's book, so I guess that's alright.