num_pages: 160
description: The beautiful, full-color, official companion to the well-loved PBS Nature series, The Wild Stallion of the Rockies, offers beautiful nature photography and the engaging story of author Ginger Kathrens' intimate relationship with Cloud, one of the magnificent wild horses that roam the Rocky Mountains of the American West. Ginger begins by describing how she witnessed the birth of the helpless, white colt who would soon capture her heart and imagination. She documents Cloud’s interaction with his mare, Raven, his brother, Diamond, and other colts in the wild as well as his adventures encountering dangerous predators, older stallions, and human trappers. The author follows Cloud over the course of five years, taking note of his physical and behavioral development as he begins to take on more of a leadership role in the band of wild bachelors he’s joined. She watches him become a fighter, a survivor, and a father. Ginger’s emotional involvement in Cloud’s story is palpable. She tearfully watches the young stallion as he is captured by trappers. Due to his unusual coloration, he is set free, though the other members of his band and sisters are trapped and sold. Returning to the mountains every season, the author continues to look for Cloud in the vast, wild habitat, always relieved to find him despite dangerous fights, the presence of predators, and the dangers posed by humans. She is later is touched to see Cloud as he grazes with his yearling son, the first of his new family. Ginger’s gripping observations of wild horses, their fights, struggles, and alliances give the reader much insight into the fascinating behavior of amazing and endangered animals.
language: English
title: Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies, Revised and Updated (CompanionHouse Books) A Companion Book to the Program Seen on Public Television's Nature Series
titlecomplete: Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies, Revised and Updated (CompanionHouse Books) A Companion Book to the Program Seen on Public Television's Nature Series
genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Horses
ratings_count: 48
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Colorado Book Award
category: Young Adult
publisher: CompanionHouse Books