Come on Seabiscuit! (Sports & Recreation).MOODY, Ralph. Come on Seabiscuit! Univ. of Nebraska Press. 172p. illus. c1963, 2003. 0-8032-8287-7. $11.95. JS This story of Seabiscuit, one of the greatest thoroughbred horses ever raced, was first published in 1963 and it has an almost loving tone to it. Just as most of the country was enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. with Seabiscuit, an ugly duckling Ugly Duckling scorned as unsightly, grows to be graceful swan. [Dan. Fairy Tale: Andersen’s Fairy Tales] See : Beauty Ugly Duckling ugly outcast until fully grown. [Fairy Tale: Misc.] See : Ugliness grandson of the great race horse Man O' War, during the Depression, the author and the reader will feel great affection for the horse, his owners, trainers and jockeys by the end of this book. In spite of great odds and early mistreatment mis·treat tr.v. mis·treat·ed, mis·treat·ing, mis·treats To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at abuse. mis·treat , Seabiscuit was able to beat both track records and purse records during his career. Both he and his favorite jockey suffered injuries and setbacks, yet they each prevailed, startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. the public time and time again by racing after everyone thought they were too old and too injured. YAs will love the excitement and the empathy expressed in this story, which is told in language that has held up well for 40 years. Beautiful pencil sketches of the horse and racetrack culture fill the book, This is an inspirational story for those who need to know that one failure does not mean a life of failures and that often critics can be proven wrong. (Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Some readers may also be interested in the recent best seller, Seabiscuit: An American Legend, by Laura Hillenbrand.) Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL |
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