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Sep 2024
10m 50s

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses - by Paul...

Bestselling Author - KeriAnne N. Jelinek for Sloth Dreams Books and Publishing
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"There was a girl in the village who loved horses... She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way." And so begins the story of a young Native American girl devoted to the care of her tribe's horses. With simple text and brilliant illustrations. Paul Goble tells how s ... Show More
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