Review: Welcome to the Equine World
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
Author Kate K. Garcia has us from the first page of this well-written and lavishly illustrated with color photography book about a topic that touches us all - Horses. She provides sage information about the subject in a language that is readily accessible to children without speaking down to them (or to adults, for that matter).Appropriately Garcia starts with a touch of history of the first horses domesticated - in Asia around 5000 years ago. She offers the proper designators - stallion, mare, foal - for edification, and then the eating and sleeping habits, anatomical aspects of horses with interesting added information about function of each trait, care of the animals, and their relationship to people. Each of these sections is embellished by excellent color photographs of that aspect of horse being described - one of the most beautiful collections of equine images ever gathered in one book.While it is obvious that this book will become a favorite among children, the artistic quality of the monograph and the solid information provided will likely make it equally popular with adults. We all continue to appreciate the popularity of Horse Stories! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, August 13