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Title: Horses of Myth

Author: Gerald Hausman

"These five tales each feature a different type of horse, remarkable for both its individuality and the qualities representative of its breed. In each case, the animal plays an important — or even life-changing — role in the existence of its human owner (or, perhaps better, partner)... Florczak's illustrations adapt characteristics appropriate to the locations and time periods of each selection's origins: from the stylized, almost lacquered look of the tales from Asia to the rich tropics suggestive of Gauguin to the comical cowboy in The Mustang. The Hausmans include afterwords and acknowledgments, giving more information about the backgrounds of the stories and their approach to writing them. This is an attractive volume, useful to teachers and librarians for read-alouds and of interest to horse-loving youngsters."

     Coop Renner
     School Library Journal