We Go In A Circle - Hardcover

Anderson, Peggy Perry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618447563 ISBN 13: 9780618447565

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

What happens to a racehorse who hurts his leg? Used to a world where the strongest and the fastest wins, how will he ever feel special and important again? Taken to a new place, the horse is soon carrying some very special riders. Some of them can’t walk and some of them can’t even see, but they play games, they wave, they smile. Like the horse, they may not be the strongest and the fastest, but they are all special and important. In this simple and sensitive story, Peggy Perry Anderson reveals the interconnection between everyone involved in hippotherapy and the benefits they all share from the experience.

About this title

About the Author:

PEGGY PERRY ANDERSON is a former elementary school art teacher who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has written and illustrated six early readers about Joe the Frog. They include Let's Clean Up, Joe on the Go, To the Tub, Out to Lunch,  Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said, and I Can Help!.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2–A racehorse describes his feelings when he competes on the track: "When I win, I feel special. I feel important." After he injures his leg, his future is uncertain. Then he is taken to a new location, where his leg heals and he is treated kindly. One day he is fitted with an unusual saddle and a wheelchair-bound youngster is placed on his back. Now he helps people with different disabilities to enjoy the experience of riding, and to "feel special" and "important." The simple text and watercolor illustrations convey the pride of all involved–horses, helpers, and, of course, the riders. Vividly colored, realistic paintings show the narrator in action and highlight the emotions of the human characters. An explanatory note provides more information about hippo therapy (using horseback riding as physical therapy). Unique in its topic, this gentle story is useful for storytimes on horses and disabilities.–Doris Losey, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, Tampa, FL
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About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0618447563
• ISBN 13: 9780618447565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32