Gee Whiz: Book Five of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375871322 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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HobbysSunneeta said Another wonderful read from Jane Smiley. This book is amazing. I just love reading it. The book is truly for all ages (probably 10+ for best understanding). Jane Smiley's series is one of the best out there for horse lovers. She's so good at explaining feelings and the details of horse-human interaction. I'd recommend this book to anyone!. "These books for young women are also an excellent introduction to the care and riding of horses" according to E. Hackett. These books for young women are also an excellent introduction to the care and riding of horses. Any horse person, woman or child, will love this series. The horses will benefit from the knowledge too. Truly terrific.. Just an OK finish to the series voracious reader I thought the first four books of this series were pretty good--four stars. This one seemed much less satisfying. Interestingly, the series is set in the 1960s, which makes more sense for the main story since horse jumping now is much more about big money and really serious competition. The elements I enjoyed in the series included teaching a horse to bend and soften (as well as other training information), the protagonist's reactions to school, family, and friends, and her inner strengths. However, the entire
In this fifth story about her, she interacts with the yearling Jack, destined for the track; Beebop, a rodeo bucking horse; and Gee Whiz, a big ex-racehorse that may have jumping talent and is very clever at opening closed gates. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Abby is a smart and appealing protagonist, but the novel moves slowly; it is like reading a person's daily blog rather than an exciting or unexpected story. Even her relationship with Gee Whiz never seems fully realized.-Carol Schene, formerly at Taunton Public Schools, MA(c) Copyright 2013. No redistribution permitted. The dilemma of the Vietnam draft is briefly touched upon concerning her older brother, Danny. . From School Library Journal Gr 5-8-In 1966, Abby lives on a ranch in California where her family trains and sells horses. Library Jou
At the same time, her beloved Jack and True Blue are both faced with opportunites to broaden their horizons away from the ranch. Will she let them go, with hopes that she might one day do the same?. He is tall, but also graceful, yet his strides big but precise. Gee Whiz is a striking horse, and only part of that is because of his size. At the same time, he keeps his eye on things, not as if he's suspicious, but as if he's curious.When Abby is confronted with an onslaught of reminders of just how little
Jane lives in Northern California, where she rides horses every chance she gets. She is also the author of four other novels for young readers in the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch series: The Georges and the Jewels,A Good Horse,True Blue, and Pie in the Sky.From the Hardcover