Present Books As Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1)
| Original Title: | Misty of Chincoteague |
| ISBN: | 1416927832 (ISBN13: 9781416927839) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Misty #1 |
| Setting: | Chincoteague, Virginia(United States) Virginia(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1948) |
Marguerite Henry
Paperback | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 4.05 | 39990 Users | 1148 Reviews
Description In Pursuance Of Books Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1)
"You'll never catch the Phantom," says Grandpa. "That horse is fast as the wind. She's escaped from every roundup on the island!" But Paul and Maureen want the beautiful wild mare for their very own. "I'm going to capture her myself," says Paul. When Paul finally overtakes the Phantom, he makes a surprising discovery. Running at her side is a brand-new, silvery-gray colt - Misty!
Define About Books Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1)
| Title | : | Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1) |
| Author | : | Marguerite Henry |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 60th Anniversary edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | December 26th 2006 by Aladdin (first published 1947) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Animals. Horses. Classics. Young Adult |
Rating About Books Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1)
Ratings: 4.05 From 39990 Users | 1148 ReviewsPiece About Books Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1)
6/10 A favorite story from my childhood - reread for a summer book club. Well written - good tension and suspense. Both male and female horse lovers have a character to relate to in the book and for an old book, (written in 1947) the girl wasn't thrust into a traditional female role! As an adult reading the book, I found myself thinking more about the rightness or wrongness of the actions and feeling more for the wild horses than for the desires of the children. I felt the rounding up of wildIt was wonderful! I read it sometime during my teen years. I love books about animals actually. It's a beautiful story.
Extremely dated but charming. Often unintentionally hilarious. Our two favorite lines were:"Grandma's mixed some goose grease with onion syrup fer ye"and"Maureen came running with the razor".And to think we credit advances in antisepsis for the drop in childhood mortality rate!
One of my favorite books as a kid, I still love Misty of Chincoteague. Of course, it only makes me want a horse more ... but it's a pleasant sort of pain. ;)REREAD JUST NOW:I might review this later on, but basically, it was as cute as I remembered.
So, since I've been staying on Assateague Island, with the wild horses coming through our campsite at least once or twice a day, I thought it only right to download this book onto my Kindle and get in the spirit of the island. I read a lot of books about kids and horses when I was little, but I can't remember if this was one of them. Henry sets a good atmosphere, and very well describes the island. This book was definitely written in the forties. The main character are a young brother and
I loved this story. I do think it was mis-named. It should have been Phantom of Assateague Island. The story is more about the Phantom and the legend built up around here than Misty. Misty is like a secondary character in this story. I didn't know this was based on a true story. This tells the history of how the wild horses ended up on Assateague Island to begin with. It's fascinating. It was written in the 40s and some of their thinking comes through of course. Paul and Maureen are children
I read this a loooooooooong time ago, back in first or second grade. I don't remember much of it, other than there being a horse and maybe a shipwreck? So I think I need to read it again. :P
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