The Black Stallion
  • Published: 15 December 2014
  • ISBN: 9780679813439
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $21.00

The Black Stallion

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The Black Stallion gets a whole new look for the 75th Anniversary!

First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old.

This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Stories) in Appendix B.
  • Published: 15 December 2014
  • ISBN: 9780679813439
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $21.00
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About the author

Walter Farley

Walter Farley’s love for horses began when he was a small boy living in Syracuse, New York and continued as he grew up in New York City. He was able to fulfill this love through an uncle who was a professional horseman and learned about horse training.

Walter began to write his first book, THE BLACK STALLION, while he was a high school student, and it was first published in 1941 when he was an undergraduate at Columbia University. THE BLACK STALLION received such an enthusiastic response that Walter went on to create more stories about the Black, and about other horses as well. In his life he wrote a total of thirty-four books which have been enormously popular and published in twenty-one countries around the world.

Walter Farley died in October 1989, shortly before publication of THE YOUNG BLACK STALLION, the twenty-first book in the Black Stallion series, co-authored with his son Steven.

Also by Walter Farley

The Black Stallion's Courage
The Black Stallion Mystery
Man O War
The Black Stallion's Ghost
Black Stallion And Satan
The Black Stallion and Flame
The Black Stallion Returns
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Praise for The Black Stallion

"Everyone loves a champion. And when the champion is a gallant horse, when his story is told by a champion writer of horse stories, every reader is a winner." --The New York Times

"Walter Farley writes with a warm understanding of horses and the men who train and ride them. He deserves his top-favorite position with horse story readers." --Chicago Sunday Tribune

"In the field of publishing . . . Walter Farley is a genuine phenomenon." --The Christian Science Monitor

"Everyone loves a champion. And when the champion is a gallant horse, when his story is told by a champion writer of horse stories, every reader is a winner." --The New York Times

"Walter Farley writes with a warm understanding of horses and the men who train and ride them. He deserves his top-favorite position with horse story readers." --Chicago Sunday Tribune

"In the field of publishing . . . Walter Farley is a genuine phenomenon." --The Christian Science Monitor