Black Beauty - by Anna Sewell
Black Beauty himself is handsome and a sweet-tempered horse but strong, spirited and with fine instincts. His various owners make him do all kinds of tasks, from being a carriage horse on a country estate to a cab horse in town. Black Beauty's tale is very interesting.
This book has some cruelty. In the olden days for fashion, the riders would hold the horses heads up higher than they needed to be with a bearing rein. This puts a strain on their necks (especially up a hill) and shortens their lives.
I recommend this book to confident readers age 8 to 12 years old.
This book is probably one of the best-loved animal stories ever written, as it can tear your heart in two, as well as make you smile. I really enjoyed reading this book and I hope you do too.
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