Books with title I Want a Pony

The classic 1940s story of a girl who wants a pony.Augusta goes to stay with her three superior cousins. Jill, Barbara and Stephen don't think much of Augusta, and they let her know it. They think she's peculiar. And not only that, she is a terrible rider. The cousins have three ponies, but Augusta is never allowed to ride them. Augusta, it is fair to say, dislikes her cousins just as much as they dislike her. Odd she may be, but Augusta is brave and resourceful and that means that one day she is standing at a local horse sale, ready to bid for a pony of her own.First published in 1946, I Wanted a Pony was Diana Pullein-Thompson's first solo novel.

Children are naturally drawn to animals. Sooner or later the child will ask for a pet of their own. This book will help your child learn about the care of a pony. It also has fun activities all pertaining to ponies such as fill in the missing vowels, word find puzzles, mazes, questions and answers, a pledge for the child to promise to care for the pony, and a care chart for the child to keep track of the daily care of the pony. The book is written from the pony's point of view. A sure fun read for children.

I Want a Pet is an entertaining story about a girl's search for just the right pet.School Zone's Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Context clues in the illustrations are abundant.Most of the vocabulary words in I Want a Pet are typically introduced in first grade. The words very, brown, white, and purple are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words. After several readings together, encourage your child to read alone. Praise your child's efforts because, most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.www.schoolzone.com

The more desperate for a pet a young narrator becomes, the more outlandish her suggestions--How about a boa constrictor? Why not an octopus? She accepts her family's objections with an open mind but she isn't cowed. By the end of the story the tenacious tyke has found a pet that couldn't possibly bother anyone...yet!From the Trade Paperback edition.

"I quite fancy a pet - an African lion or an octopus or even a boa constrictor. The trouble is, Mum and Dad and Granny and Grandad all have objections to pets. Grandad says that sheep are forever following you around; Dad says wolves give him a headache; and Mum says she'll cancel tea-time if I mention bats in the wardrobe again. So I must try to find a pet that none of them will mind. What could I have?". Lauren Child's deliciously droll riddle of a text, accompanied by her own delightful and wacky illustrations, is sure to raise chuckles with grown-ups and children alike.