Ride the Wild Wind
The Golden Pony and Other Stories
$21.71
- Paperback
178 pages
- Release Date
23 January 2002
Summary
This collection takes us on a journey through the ages, focusing on the special relationship that exists between humans and horses.
The first story, set six thousand years ago in the Ukraine, is the touching tale of a young girl who forms a close bond with a pony that she rears from a foal. Then we travel to ancient Greece and witness the cruelties of slavery; we experience the terror of the half-million horses in Genghis Khan’s army; we wander through the glades of Arthurian England;…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780207198304 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0207198306 |
| Author: | Jackie French |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 178 |
| Release Date: | 23 January 2002 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 11mm |
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About The Author
Jackie French
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children’s Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children’s literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child’s life. A book can change the world’ was the primary philosophy behind Jackie’s two-year term as Laureate.
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