SuitabookAnimal life in a coastal habitat
The colt follows his herd through summer days, running by the ocean, bucking and kicking, chasing mosquitoes, and observing turtles and deer at a water hole.
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Lois Szymanski - Author
This combines an animal’s seasonal coastal life with an introduction to wetlands and local wildlife. Its closing movement towards roundup and auction adds a change from observation to human involvement, though the ending’s emotional treatment is unclear.
"Join a wild colt as he follows his herd through long summer days in the wetlands of Assateague Island. Light, rhyming verses and beautiful oil paintings carry the reader along, sharing the sights and sounds these famous ponies experience daily. See the colt run along the ocean, buck and kick, chase mosquitoes, and eye turtles and deer at the water hole. This picture book introduces the reader to the life of a Chincoteague pony colt in his coastal habitat beginnings until he is rounded up during the famous wild pony auction and Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island. Educators can bring the wild colt experience into the classroom with the included wildlife identification guide, discussion topics, and facts about wetlands. Families will also treasure this charming story for bedtime reading"--book jacket.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis combines an animal’s seasonal coastal life with an introduction to wetlands and local wildlife. Its closing movement towards roundup and auction adds a change from observation to human involvement.
The colt follows his herd through summer days, running by the ocean, bucking and kicking, chasing mosquitoes, and observing turtles and deer at a water hole.
The colt’s story continues until he is rounded up during the wild pony auction and Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island.
The roundup, Pony Penning and wild pony auction deserve a little preparation because they introduce capture and human management into the colt’s experience.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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