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Misty of Chincoteague is a children's novel written by pony book author Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis, and published by Rand McNally in 1947.Set in the island town of Chincoteague, Virginia, the book was inspired by the real-life story of the Beebe family and their efforts to raise a Chincoteague Pony filly born to a wild horse, who would later become known as Misty of ...
The series follows protagonist Samantha "Sam" Forster, a 13-year-old girl with auburn hair and blue eyes who shares a unique bond with a wild horse named The Phantom Stallion. Having spent two years away from her family's Nevada cattle ranch to recover from a riding accident, Sam returns home to face new challenges.
Photo of Misty of Chincoteague taken on 12 June 1969 by Dr. Joseph Spies for his book, Wild Ponies of Chincoteague.Misty was 23 years old. Misty would serve as a conformational example of the "Traditional Type", or "Classic Type", of Chincoteague Pony in terms of anatomy: A solid stock pony type that was sound, with some flaws that were typical for range-bred horses, such as having a blocky ...
Sep. 21—Volunteers are needed for a forest project on Wild Horse Island next weekend. National Public Lands Day is Sept. 28 and recognizes volunteer efforts that steward public lands. As part of ...
Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt; April 13, 1902 – November 26, 1997) [2] [3] [4] was an American writer of children's books, writing fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals. She won the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind, a 1948 book about horses, and she was a runner-up for two others. [5]
Richard Stanley Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British [1] steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt.
The island was formed by the Cordilleran Glacier, giving the island a varying topography. Its shores are 2,900 feet (880 m) above sea level. The glacier caused the six summits in the center of the island, ranging in heights between 3,277 and 3,745 feet (999 and 1,141 m), to be formed into rôche moutonnée, with rugged northern faces and rugged southern cliffs.
American Terri Farley is an American writer of predominantly children's literature and young adult fiction.She is the best-selling author of Seven Tears into the Sea, The Phantom Stallion series for young readers about the contemporary and historic West, and many nonfiction magazine articles.