26 // Wonder Horse / Emily Arnold McCully
- Sarah Peden
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min read
Wonder Horse / Emily Arnold McCully
Henry Holt and Co.
2010
"In the late 1800s, former slave and veterinarian Bill "Doc" Key realized that his new foal, Jim, was no ordinary horse. Believing in the power of kindness and patience, Doc taught Jim to spell, recognize the primary colors, and even make change from a cash register!" -- From Amazon
Teaching kindness - Black history month.
McCully's vibrant illustrations shine as always, but I liked best that this was a story of a Black man doing something that wasn't necessarily tied to the broad civil rights movement. When Black history month comes and kids are looking for people to do a report on, its always nice to to be able to broaden their scope of people that they might not have heard about already!
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