Misty of Chincoteague

Publisher Marketing: Almost all little girls like horses and almost every girl will want to read this book. It contains a lot of information about horses. There is no book or movie that will teach you more about horses than Misty. Little girls love horses and so every little girl should read this book. Misty is one of the most amazing stories you will ever read. It is a real story about real people and a real horse. When they made a movie about this, most of the people played themselves. The horses in the movie were the real horses and the movie was shot on the real place, Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The Beebe Family is a real family. They live on Chincoteague Island to this day. At the premier of the movie on Chincoteague, the real Misty was led down Main Street and put her front hoof prints in the cement in front of the theater. There is a lot of science involved in this book and movie and a lot of areas for future scientific research. The "Misty" probably has more horses and more information about horses. It had a big advantage. They did not have to pay or feed the horses or their owners or trainers. They got them for free because these are the actual real horses in who live on Assateague Island. Horses are not native in the Americas. Horses are native to Europe and Western Asia. All horses now in the Americas were brought here by Europeans. The theory has been set forth that a cargo of horses was being brought from Europe to the Americas to do work in the mines here. However, the ship carrying the horses was wrecked. When the cargo ship broke apart, the horses escaped and swam ashore to Assateague Island. These horses today are the descendants of the horses who arrived here in this way. Review Citations: Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1037 (EAN 9781416927839, Paperback) Booklist 08/01/1993 pg. 2081 (EAN 9781559947664, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 56 (EAN 9780689845123, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 546 (EAN 9780027436228, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 470 (EAN 9780027436228, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 689 (EAN 9780027436228, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1037 (EAN 9780027436228, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/27/2000 pg. 78 (EAN 9780689839269, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 306 (EAN 9780689839269, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 306 (EAN 9780689839269, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 546 (EAN 9780689714924, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 470 (EAN 9780689714924, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 689 (EAN 9780689714924, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 500 (EAN 9780026890908, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 500 (EAN 9780026887595, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 546 (EAN 9780606040099, Prebound-Sewn) Contributor Bio:  Henry, Marguerite Marguerite Henry is the beloved author of such classic horse stories as "King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague, " and "Stormy: Misty's Foal, " all of which are available in Aladdin paperback editions. Contributor Bio:  Dennis, Wesley Wesley Dennis was best known for his illustrations in collaboration with author Marguerite Henry. They published sixteen books together.