Anna Sewells Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877 & has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat a white foot & a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes the story tells of his idyllic upbringing & the hardship & cruelty he suffers subsequently before finding security & happiness in a new home. Black Beauty is one of the most popular childrens books ever written. ...

This is a new edition of this popular Young Reading" title re-issued with a hardback cover & the audio CD inserted into a wallet inside the back cover making the book & CD easy to store together. " Black Beauty" is the classic story of the adventures of a beautiful horse. " The Young Reading" series is developed with experts at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence & ability. The new packaging allows potential purchasers to view the inside of the book." ...

You saved your mistresss life Beauty! yes you saved her life". Black Beauty is the prettiest young horse in the meadows & spends many happy days under the apple trees with his friends Ginger & Merrylegs. But this easy life comes to an end when Beauty is sold & goes from farm to inn to cabhorse in London enduring rough treatment from foolish & careless masters. Beauty remains faithful hardworking & full of spirit despite his trials & through him we learn that all horses & humans alike deserve to be treated with kindness." ...

If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure & return to again & again. From his simple beginnings under the shady trees in the meadow Black Beauty's life takes many twists & turns
- from a riding horse on a country estate to a cab horse on the busy streets of London. Over time he has many owners some of whom treat him cruelly but throughout it all he keeps his sweet temper & fine spirit.
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A series with silk-ribbon markers & headbands gold stamping on front & spine & the original colour illustrations on the jackets. Anna Sewells classic story of a horse was her only book written when she was fatally ill. Lucy Kemp-Welchs illustrations first appeared in 1915. ...

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240 000 books in print to date) comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts." The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. " Classic Starts" treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. " Black Beauty "is the classic horse story a beautiful & touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London it follows Beauty's life & changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences & new friends who reveal their own histories the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era." ...

Kyo the head of the Tengu demon clan is Misaos only chance for survival. But even though she has sweet memories of him as a childhood friend she has trouble reconciling them with the man he has become. Despite the strange attraction can she trust her life let alone her heart to a man who only cares about the promise of her blood? There is a world of myth & magic that intersects ours & only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person & she wants nothing to do with magic realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life & maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy & her blood grants incredible powers her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand or her life. ...

The past returns to haunt Kyo & Misao when Kyo s long-lost father suddenly reappears. But the reunion is less than happy for Lord Yo is suspected of murdering his wife! Misao learns the real story of the deadly incident but it is hardly comforting. Should she tell Kyo about his mother s fate or should she protect him from a truth he might not want to know? ...

He loves her blood but does her love her? Misao is starting to trust her heart where Kyo is involved especially after he gives her one of his primary feathers. It isnt just her first present from him its a magic talisman that will keep her safe when hes not nearby. Misao is elated to be able to go to school without the fear of being eaten just like a normal teenage girl. But as her feelings for Kyo deepen she starts to realize that as his bride she will have to leave her human life behind including her family. ...

Misao has made the choice to forgo college & a normal human life in order to be Kyo's wife & mother to the demon child she carries. But her pregnancy is unusual even for the demon world. The last pages of the Senka Roku will reveal the truth of the matter but now that Kyo has it in his hands does he really want to know…? ...