She slowly grows to care for him and discovers a secret about him. Unfortunately, someone else has discovered the foal's secret and has sinister plans. Jewel must save her horse all by herself and muster the kind of courage she never has had. As the two have a sea adventure, children will want to know if it was a whale or a rock they saw, a log or a fish, or many other things. Walk with the presidents as they take our country through good times and bad, and learn about the presidents and their families as well.
Many photographs enhance the text all throughout the book.
Marie Bruni is director of Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta. Her column appears in the community section of The Daily Star every Thursday.