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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Yatimah Yatimah Cathy Hapka In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory … OL15012040W
All their names were Courage All their names were Courage Sharon Phillips Denslow In 1862, as William Burd fights in the Civil War, he exchanges letters with his sister, Sallie, who is also writing to Confederate and Union generals asking about their horses in order to write a boo… OL15834429W
Our horses in Egypt Our horses in Egypt Rosalind Belben "Philomena is requisitioned from a Dorset field in 1914 and serves with the yeomanry in Egypt and Palestine until the end of the First World War. But she doesn't come back to England : thousands of B… OL19934405W
Sgt. Reckless Sgt. Reckless Robin L. Hutton The story of the Mongolian mare, who, despite only measuring about thirteen hands high, became an American hero for her actions during the Korean War, being awarded two Purple Hearts for her valor an… OL19984100W
Bunny the Brave War Horse Bunny the Brave War Horse Marie Lafrance,Elizabeth MacLeod A tall, strong and well-trained police horse, Bunny is sent overseas at the beginning of World War I. Enduring gas attacks, the threat of enemy bullets, poor shelter and food shortages, Bunny proves … OL20982097W
Midnight Midnight Mark Greenwood A foal is born at midnight, on the homestead side of the river. Coal black. Star ablaze. Moonlight in her eyes. On October 31, 1917, the 4th and 12th Regiments of the Australian Light Horse took part… OL24285966W
Working horses Working horses Stephanie Turnbull Working horses can be big and strong, or light and fast-but they are all calm, patient, and intelligent. Some work on farms and ranches, while others work in busy city centers. Working Horses tells y… OL26435986W
The horse in war The horse in war Bill Felber Explores the use of horses by the military from 2500 B.C., when they pulled the chariots of Assyria, Mesopotamia, Babylon, and Egypt, to the modern era. OL3068502W
War Horse War Horse Michael Morpurgo,Mercè Santaularia Campillo In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. OL42740W
War Horse War Horse Louis A. DiMarco xii, 411 pages : 23 cm OL8990640W