Gunner: Hurricane Horse

作者 Judy Andrekson著
出版社 Tundra
出版时间 2010年9月
ISBN 9780887769054
定价 59.80

内容简介

EachbookintheTrueHorseStoriesfocusesonacontemporaryhorsefromadifferentpartoftheworld,andeachanimalis,inhisorherownway,ahero.PBJDecksSmokinGun(Gunner)isanAmericanPaintHorse,oneofthemanyofHeatherLottGoodwin'sherd,andavaluableshowanimalthatwontheWorldChampionshipPaintHorsetitle.WhenHurricaneKatrinapassedovertheGoodwinproperty,ittookwithitthefences,thecattle,andseveralhorses.Heatherandherfamilylivedintheirhorsetrailerforsixweeksandconsideredthemselvesluckytohavesafe,comfortableshelter.Afterthestorm,theysearchedfortheanimalsandrecoveredmanyofthem.ButthreemonthspassedbeforetheylocatedGunner,ahundredmilesaway.Theyweretoldhewasinterribleshapeandshouldbeputdown.Nevertheless,Heatherdroveonwashed-outroadstobringhimhome,starving,dehydrated,andblindinoneeye.Withthehelpofavetandhermother,shenursedhimbacktohealth.Amazingly,ninemonthslater,hewaswellenoughtocompeteagainintheWorldChampionshipPaintHorseShow.Gunner'sstoryisatestamenttoloveandtodetermination.

作者简介

JUDYANDREKSONgrewupinNovaScotiawithapeninonehandandaleadropeintheother.Attwenty,shemovedtoAlbertaandfoundherdreamjobmanagingathoroughbredracing/breedingfarm.Byherthirties,shehadalsobeguntowrite.ShecombinesherpassionsinherTrueHorseStories.JudyAndreksonlivesinSherwoodPark,Alberta,withaconstantlychangingassortmentofanimals.DAVIDPARKINSistheaward-winningillustratorofoverfiftychildren'sbooks.HebeganhiscareeratDyfedCollegeofArtinWales,studyingwildlifeillustrations.Hehasbeenanillustratorsince1979anddrewtheBritishcartoon,Beano.DavidParkinslivesinKingston,Ontario.

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