The Perfect Horse: The Daring Rescue of Horses Kidnapped During World War II

So excited to read about the war this time. If my teachers were to add just a bit of the facts and information like this Book, I would have been interested in more reading about this era. I went back and forth looking up other questions I came up with, thanks for a great readood

It’s a gift and did not read it however, the reader is thrilled to acquire this gift.

Fascinating true story of wartime heroics. The Lippanzzauer horses were in imminent danger of becoming extinct but were saved by the cooperative efforts of both German and American officers.

Love!!!

Okay, there are things I love about this book. First, I very much appreciate the author sharing this story with the world. It seems we will never run out of new stories from WWII! Second, I love horses so I was excited to read this book! And I appreciate the love of horses we see in the characters (including the Germans) and in the author (for the love she has for them comes through her writing). Third, I appreciate the author writing a youth adaptation of her best seller for this is a great story for young people to read about. Fourth, also the importance of exposing students to more history is admirable!But there were things I didn't like about this book. First, it doesn't read like a story. It reads most of the time like a text book. There are times there are story elements but they are not consistent and come in between history lessons. I just don't think the voice of this book is write for young readers. It wasn't a joy to read. Second, I don't like how the author explained words in parantheses right in the text (like she wrote "mare" and then shared (female horse). A better idea would have been to have a index of words she wanted to define at the beginning or end of the book. This defining words right in the middle of the text added to the academic nature of the book's voice. Third, I think a better way to write this book would have been more like a novel and without so many details that maybe younger readers won't care about. At the end of the book a brief summary of the true account could have been shared.Of course I am only one reviewer and this is my opinion. Maybe students will like the format of this book, but I have a lot of doubts about that.

I was one of those horse-crazy kids who read everything that Marguerite Henry wrote. <i>White Stallion of Lipizza</i> was a favorite, and I always hoped to see the Lipizzaners in person one day (it finally happened when I was an adult).What I didn't know as a youngster was that the Lipizzaner horses nearly became extinct during World War II. Thanks to the efforts of U.S. soldiers and Spanish Riding School commander Aloys Podhajsky, the horses were saved.What I didn't know until I read this book was that several famous Arabian horses from Poland (e.g., Witez II) had been taken by the Nazis as part of an equine eugenics program ... and that they, too, were part of the same daring rescue.Elizabeth Letts, who wrote the beautiful <i>The Eighty Dollar Champion</i>, has written an informative book about the soldiers and the horses they came to love. It's marketed toward the 8-12 set, but I would argue that you need to look toward the older age group. Some of the scenes deal with harsh wartime realities.The book is exceedingly well-researched (there is an extensive bibliography) and written with obvious love for the subject matter. Kids who love horses are sure to enjoy this book.

I am a history lover, but not necessarily a horse lover, but I loved this book. I had a hard time putting it down and mowed through it in a few days, which is quick for me. I really loved the historical context that everything was put into and for the non-historian, there is plenty of explanation and narration to make the story flow, but it is even more rewarding for the world war 2 buff.I have not read the full adult version of this book, but I feel that this version has all the details I was looking for and I'm guessing that it read a little quicker and easier than the original. 225+ pages probably also fits my interest level in this story better than the 370+ of the original. Although if the writing is as engaging as it was in this childrens reader, than I probably would have appreciated the extra 150 pages.The reading level might be more on the tween side than the 8 year old side that is listed for age, but strong young readers should be fine. Despite being a war time book, there is nothing overly objectionable.All in all, I loved this book.

It does say it's adapted for youth in the description, but it would be helpful if it said so in the title. When you're just searching for the book title and adding to cart because you know what the book is about, its easy to miss the 'adapted for youth' in the image and miss it in the description (since one doesn't need to know more about the book).

Un ami me l'a recommandé

Amazing book that captured the senses, and made you feel as if you were right there. Definite buy!