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1: Beautiful story
This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read. My daughter loves it and I cry every time I read it to her. The message is about hard work, hope and generosity. The illustrations are lovely. Anyone will love this book but horse lovers will especially appreciate it.
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2: Beautiful story
This is a beautiful picture book with a lovely story and moral. I got it for my daughter for her 7th birthday and she is enchanted with this story of a little girl who works to save money to buy a pony of her own.
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3: Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
Julie has dreamed of owning a pony for years. When she was old enough, Julie started to do extra chores on the family's dairy farm in order to save money for buying a pony at the annual auction in Chincoteague Island. At the auction, she spotted a black and white filly that seemed to call out to Julie. But alas, the filly and all the other ponies were auctioned off to other bidders with more money than her. Julie would have returned home without her dream horse were it not for a stroke of fate that re-opened the bidding and the generosity of the strangers sitting around her.
Mixed into the main story are some important lessons in economics about saving money and the use of auctions. Adding to the appeal is an interesting account of Chincoteague Island's annual round-up of wild ponies on neighboring Assateague Island in order to manage the size of the herd and to prevent over-grazing. The eye-catching watercolor paintings and the substantive content will surely draw a readership that goes far beyond horse lovers.
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4: My Chincoteaque Pony
The story is charming and the illustrations are glorious.A great book for horse lovers.
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