| Midnight: A True Story of Loyalty in World War I Contributor(s): Greenwood, Mark (Author), Lessac, Frané (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763674664 ISBN-13: 9780763674663 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Horses - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Australia & Oceania |
| Dewey: 940.309 |
| LCCN: 2013957478 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 10.31" W x 10.78" (1.04 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 174035 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At once sobering and inspiring, here is the true tale of a World War I cavalry soldier and his heroic horse, Midnight. Guy Haydon raised and trained Midnight from the time she was a foal. The two had such a strong bond that when World War I broke out, Lieutenant Haydon slipped away from the frontlines of Gallipoli on an Egypt-bound ship to reunite with his horse. There, in the city of Beersheba, on October 31, 1917, two regiments of the Australian Light Horse Brigade took part in one of the last great cavalry charges in history. Among the first to leap the enemy trenches was Lieutenant Guy Haydon, riding Midnight--who succumbed to a bullet that might have otherwise killed her rider. In a new story from an award-winning duo, luminous illustrations and lyrical narration bring a sad moment in history to life. |