| Barney's Horse Contributor(s): Hoff, Syd (Author), Hoff, Syd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064441423 ISBN-13: 9780064441421 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1990 Annotation: Though he is used to the city streets, Barney's horse becomes frightened of the noisy new overhead trains. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Horses - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 87000066 |
| Lexile Measure: 490 |
| Series: I Can Read Level 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.64" W x 8.52" (0.13 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7251 Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Barney is a street peddler who sells fruits and vegetables while dispensing kindness and horseback rides to the children on his route. Progress brings elevated trains to the area, resulting in Barney's horse running away before everyone adjusts to the changes. Brightly colored illustrations depict clear action. A satisfying story.' --BL. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoff, Syd: - Syd Hoff was a much-loved and much-read author and illustrator of numerous books for children, most notably the Danny and the Dinosaur titles and Sammy the Seal. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design and sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker when he was eighteen. His cartoons became regular features in many magazines and newspapers. Sid Hoff was born in 1912 and died in 2004, at ninety-one. His books continue to delight readers worldwide. Hoff, Syd: -Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry's Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature. |