Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse (Hardcover) by Emily Arnold McCully

from AbigailAdams26

Author/illustrator Emily Arnold McCully, who won a Caldecott Medal in 1993 for Mirette on the High Wire, tends to seek out unusual true stories for her picture-book biographies - she retold the tale of Irish woman pirate Gráinne Ní Mháille, in The Pirate Queen, and of inventor Margaret E. Knight ...

from matthewbloome

This was a great story. I found the author's note to be the most interesting part, where McCully revealed even more about Jim Key. The story itself was an easy read and the illustrations were a gorgeous collection of watercolors. This could and should be read to an elementary school class. Jim Ke...

from TastefullyJReef

In this true story we read all about a man who takes a horse with very little hope, but a great deal of determination and transforms him into the smartest horse. This book is engaging and educational for all readers. It addresses discrimination and adversity. The book also teaches readers to pers...

from allisonpollack

Summary: This book follows a horse, Jim Key, who was considered the smartest horse in the world. His owner, Doc Key uses kindness and patience to teach this horse to recognize primary colors, count and do tricks. Doc took him across the country to show people that with some patience and love, an ...

from Lara.Lofdahl

Wonder Horse is the story of Jim Key, a horse trained by freed slave/veterinarian Bill "Doc" Key. The art is very folkloric in style as it is a historical book, though I was a little unsure about some of the historical accuracy of the book. But I suppose it doesn't matter too much in a children's...