The Winter Pony Contributor(s): Lawrence, Iain (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440239729 ISBN-13: 9780440239727 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Horses - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Polar Regions |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 810 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 147568 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the forests of Siberia, in the first years of the twentieth century, a white pony runs free with his herd. But his life chages forever when he's captured by men. Years of hard work and cruelty wear him out. When he is chosen to be one of 20 ponies to accompany the Englishman Robert Falcon Scott on his quest to become the first to reach the South Pole, he doesn't know what to expect. But the men of Scott's expedition show him kindness, something he's never known before. They also give him a name--James Pigg. As Scott's team hunkers down in Antarctica, James Pigg finds himself caught up in one of the greatest races of all time. The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen has suddenly announced that he too means to be first to the Pole. But only one team can triumph, and not everyone can survive--not even the animals. |