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Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Meghan McCarthy
Illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:40
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 229
ISBN/Barcode 9781534495777
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Edition Reprint
Illustrations f-c (jkt spfx: foil); f-c (jkt spfx: foil)

Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster
Imprint Paula Wiseman Books
Publication Date 13 April 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

Award-winning nonfiction picture book creator Meghan McCarthy tells the story of how an undersized, crooked-legged horse became one of the greatest racing champions of all time. In the late 1930s, times were tough. The United States was in the middle of the Great Depression, and people were desperate for something to believe in. They found their inspiration in Seabiscuit, a rags-to-riches, crooked-legged, overweight horse who ran more like a duck than a champion. Seabiscuit was the descendent of Man O' War, one of the greatest racing horses in history but he had yet to win a single race. How did this downtrodden horse come to rise through the ranks and face off against Triple Crown champion, War Admiral? In her trademark easy-to-follow narrative voice, Meghan McCarthy brings the ultimate underdog story to life in this fact-filled picture book.

Author Biography

Meghan McCarthy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including Earmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs; Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton; Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum; City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male; Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse; All That Trash; and Action! A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at Meghan-McCarthy.com.