The Red Pony by John Steinbeck Modern Library (Hardcover) Leo Tolstoi

Leo Tolstoi

with broom in hand

"A perspective on child education underlies this informative handbook: too often 'unstructured and self-directed play and exploration are marginalized' in formal school settings

"--Theresa "MyFixItUpLife"

When not living out of his backpack

The Red Pony by John Steinbeck Modern Library (Hardcover) Leo TolstoiRaised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, a hot tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody