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Wonder horseWonder horse

Wonder horse

the true story of the world's smartest horse

Emily Arnold McCully

About this book

A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.

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OL Work ID
OL15199731W

Subjects

FictionHorsesTrainingJuvenile fictionAfrican AmericansPicture booksHistorical fictionChildren's fictionHorses, fictionAfrican americans, fiction

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