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'In all my life, I had never seen anything as beautiful as this grey pony ... 'Gill Caridia and her family are on the move. Gill's father writes the sort of book that literary papers love, but which few people actually buy. And then he writes a detective story that sells so well he buys back the house in the countryside where he grew up. It means change for all the children, but for Gill it means the chance to find horses, and not just horses but to ride at Wembley. But Gill learns that no dream comes without cost. This passionate and vivid story, which takes Gill from the age of 11 to 13, looks at what it really means to own something.This is a reissue of Patricia Leitch's classic story, first printed in 1975.
Scottish mountains, Highland ponies and adventure.That's what Kay and her cousins are looking forward to as they board the train north. But 1960s trains were slow, the journey long and the trio are impatient to reach their destination. But when they do, they find new mystery to explore – the mysterious water horse who lives in the loch.
Diversity is the spice of life, and the highly regarded Cultures of the World series celebrates just that in fully updated, and expanded editions. As has always been true of these outstanding titles, an abundance of vibrant photographs -- including those new to this edition -- stimulate the imaginations of young readers as they travel the globe. A new chapter on the environment focuses on politics and economics as well as on endangered species and the effects of industrialization. Additional authentic recipes add general interest while new maps offer further, easy-to-find facts in "About the Geography, " "About the Culture" and "About the Economy" sections.