num_pages: 3
description: "Nope, that little feller don't look like he'll amount to much." That's what almost everyone said about Little Bub. But young Joel Goss knew that Little Bub was a special colt, even though he was a runt. When schoolteacher Justin Morgan asked Joel to gentle the colt, Joel was thrilled. Little Bub proved that size and breed weren't everything, and soon word spread throughout the entire Northeast that this spirited colt could pull heavier loads than a pair of oxen and run faster than thoroughbreds.This book, which garnered a Newbery Honor, presents the true story of a simple horse who, through pure spirit, rose to greatness. His descendants, who helped settlers tame the American wilderness, would become a world-famous breed of American horses, the Morgan.
language: English
title: Justin Morgan Had a Horse
titlecomplete: Justin Morgan Had a Horse
characters: Justin Morgan
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Animals, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horses, Juvenile
ratings_count: 8677
places: Vermont
awards: awardedAt: -757353600000
name: Newbery Medal
publisher: Blackstone Publishing