The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

By Walter Farley

22 ratings 34 reviews 29 followers
Book 1 of 14 in the  Black Stallion Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades K - 6Guided Reading: T 5.249003
THE SOLE SURVIVORS of a devastating shipwreck, Alec Ramsay and the Black Stallion must learn to rely on each other to survive. As a strong bond develops between them, Alec gains the trust of the magnificent beast and eventually the Black allows Alec to ride. Finally, they are rescued, but will Alec and the Black be allowed to stay together?

Available in hardcover for the first time in a decade, this stunning facsimile of the original 1941 edition shows just how timeless this adventure classic is.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780375855825
ISBN-10: 0375855823
Published on 9/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288

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The black stallion is a good book.My favorite part is at the beginning of the chapter when Alec meets the black. That's my favorite part because they both help each other and they both become friends.

The Black Stallion is about a boy named Alec and he used to race on horses but he stopped than he wanted to do it again with a horse called The Black. Also he would old shirts from when he would race and he would get sad but the thing is that the Black would not be able to stay still and he still needed to get trained but then once he was trained he went to a race in Chicago and Te Black did still go through a couple of stuff when they where in Chicago but the Black still one and i would recommend this book it is a very good book. M.C

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This book is about a kid name Alec and he was on a boat named the Drake, his dad and him were on it and Alec saw a horse and then there was a fire and it blew the boat. Then Alec and the horse named the Black Stallion and they ended up in a island and the horse was scared of Alec and then they became buddies , and they ended up going to a match race with the fastest horses in the country named Cyclone and Sun Raider. Then the the Black won the match race.

The black stallion was a good book. In the beginning of the book Alec the main charter was on a ship called the drake and got stranded on a island with a horse they get saved and go to new york and he trains the black. My favorite part is when the people who saved the Alec said theres no horse on the island and then alec called and the black came then they were emberesed. I recemend this book to a friend. BS

There was a ship wreck and a boy is stuck on a island with a horse and they made a bond then they rescue them. The horse is fast so they train him for a race against the fastest horses in the country. Then the race happens and the horse wins. I liked this book because it has lots of action. I would recommend this book because it has lots of action. I.H

ER......Alec Ramsey and the black stallion get shipwrecked on an island with little resorces to survive on. Once they get rescued they train to race the black. Finally, the black and Alec race two world champions.......

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On his way from India to New York, Alec Ramsey gets swept off the Drake. He holds onto a horse that was on the boat and makes it to a deserted island. He is on the island for 16 days until he is rescued. When he gets to New York he opens a old box and it was a racing stuff and he put it on the Black and Alec wanted to put the Black on a race but the Black doesn't have racing papers. You should read the book to find out who wins.

the black is the favrot part for me because the black gets huart then he gets up and runs but the black will not fight back he just ran to the fiish line. sm

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very good, huuman has good book yes yes yeeees

On his way from India to New York, Alec Ramsey gets swept off the Drake (a ship that he was traveling on). He holds onto a horse that was on the boat and makes it to a deserted island. He is on the island for 16 days until he is rescued. When he gets on the rescue ship the crew takes him to Rio. As Alec gets off he wonders what he will do with the horse. A crew member says he is built for speed. Alec wants to train the stallion to be a racer when he gets back to New York. Will Alec get him into a race? Read the book to find out.

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