ISBN: 0435120247
Godina izdanja: 1983
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Enid Bagnold - National Velvet
Heinemann, 1983
245 str.
tvrdi povez
stanje: dobro, pečat.
Heinemann educational Edition

New Windmill Series
Drawings by Laurian Jones

A butcher`s daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with `Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!` The answer to 14-year-old Velvet Brown`s plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences--exactly the sort of horse that could win the world`s most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.
Richly atmospheric of rural life in England between the World Wars, National Velvet has enchanted generations of readers since its 1935 debut. The heroine`s grit and determination, backed by the support of her eccentric and loving family, offer an inspiring example of the struggles and rewards of following a dream.

One of the most popular horse stories ever written. Velvet Brown, a girl whose passion in life was horses. When she won a notorious and unwanted piebald in a village lottery, Velvet began to dream. And, since the breathless imagination of youth sees no obstacles as insuperable, Velvet`s thoughts turned to the greatest race in the world-the Grand National. Edition features illustrations by Paul Brown, famous for his drawings and paintings of horses.

`The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy.` — The New York Times
`Humorous, charming, National Velvet is a little masterpiece.` — Time
`Put on your not-to-be-missed list.` — The New Yorker
A butcher`s daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with `Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!` The answer to 14-year-old Velvet Brown`s plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences — exactly the sort of horse that could win the world`s most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.
Richly atmospheric of rural life in England between the World Wars, National Velvet has enchanted generations of readers since its 1935 debut. The heroine`s grit and determination, backed by the support of her eccentric and loving family, offer an inspiring example of the struggles and rewards of following a dream.


Fiction, Classics, Animals, Horses, Young Adult, 0435120247