Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Paperback) by Marguerite Henry, Sam Sloan

from fuzzi

This is one of the few books by this author that I'd not read as a youth, but I enjoyed reading it as an adult. Brighty is a not-quite wild burro that lives partly in an offshoot of the Grand Canyon, and partly with those humans he likes. He deals with challenges including mountain lions, and tho...

from untraveller

I have the first hardback edition....the story line is fun, the pictures are great. Good as a kid's book and for an easy adult read that is informative about the Big Hole, especially if you've never been here.

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

When I was a girl I read every Henry horse story I could find. I sure do wish our tiny town library had owned this one, too. I don't think it's as good as King of Wind (the very best), Justin Morgan had a Horse, or probably even Black Gold - but everything by her is worth reading. And everything ...

from BookConcierge

Henry is well known for her children's book focusing on horses and other animals. This was one of my favorites as a child.Bright Angel was a wild burro named for the creek along which he made his home. In the early 1900s he befriended tourists and naturalists who visited what was to become our 17...

from ElizaJane

This is a story of the Grand Canyon during the early 1900s when it was the home of trappers, hunters, miners, and mountain men. The story is told through the eyes of a wild burro who lived the live of freedom yet sometimes lived alongside the men of the Canyon. This is based on a true story of re...