Description
Enjoy these Kentucky Alphabet Books from Sleeping Bear Press with your little ones! With beautiful illustrations, short poems, and themed facts, these Kentucky Alphabet Books can grow with as your little readers do. Learn about the Kentucky Bluegrass State, Horses, or the Kentucky Derby.
B is for Bluegrass
Mary Ann McCabe Riehle offers readers, young and old, the opportunity to take a horseback ride through the rich history and beautiful landscape of the Bluegrass State. From A to Z, McCabe Riehle’s rhyming verse and interesting sidebar text will impart unique facts about Kentucky’s spirited heritage, while Wes Burgiss’ colorful illustrations are the next best thing to actually spending a week or two exploring the great state yourself.
D is for Derby
The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States. But don’t call it just a horse race. This annual May event, known as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” is steeped in tradition and pageantry far beyond what happens on the track. Following the alphabet, D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet uses poetry and expository text to explain this world-famous event. Topics include famous jockeys, legendary horses, fabled Bluegrass farms and owners, as well as offering a behind-the scenes view of thoroughbred breeding and racing. Readers young and old, along with horse enthusiasts and diehard Derby fans, will enjoy this celebration of one of the most prestigious sporting and cultural events in our country.
H is for Horse
In the style and format of our alphabet books comes “H is for Horse: An Equestrian Alphabet”. From basics such as mucking out the stall and how to judge a horse’s qualities to historical facts on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mike Ulmer relays the fun and fundamentals of the world of horses. Lush, detailed paintings by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, whose work “School Library Journal” has described as ‘luminous,’ capture the beauty and magnificence of these creatures.
