In Horses , Seymour Simon introduces elementary-school readers to horses through engaging descriptions and stunning full-color photographs. He teaches readers all about horses through pictures, diagrams, and maps. This book includes a glossary and index. What animal can . . . run so fast, its feet don't always touch the ground, - weigh more than 2,000 pounds, - sense people's emotions by their smell, - . . . and wear shoes? - Why, a horse, of course! Horses are some of the most fascinating--and important--creatures on Earth. In fact, our world would not be the way it is today if not for horses. Horses have carried medieval knights into battle, transported settlers to the American West, and hauled fire engines and buses. They even turned the wheels that provided power for factories! But one of their greatest, most enduring gifts to us is companionship and trust. Supports the Common Core State Standards Kindergarten-Grade 3–Simon provides the basic facts, which include the importance of horses to humans throughout history, their evolution, physical traits, interactions among themselves, and the various breeds. The information is clear and accurate. The striking color photos will capture readers attention. However, its unfortunate that they lack captions, particularly when showing different breeds. Children will pore over the photos and garner enough information from the text to make this book a popular introductory choice. –Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Gr. 2-4. Simon, whose award-winning books have covered the spectrum from vehicles to weather to the human body, turns his attention to an animal whose history has been linked to that of human beings for "tens of thousands of years." As is usual in Simon's recent science books, photographs, carefully keyed to the text, draw readers in. Though the photos of horses in motion are less effective in showing how the animal moves than a diagram might have been, some of the other pictures are nothing short of spectacular, especially one of a pair of jumpers, photographed from below as they clear a fence at twilight. Comprehensive? No. Rather, Simon has pulled together a variety of information to give children a concise but memorable, even dignified picture of the magnificent beast and how its relationship to humankind has evolved and changed. Stephanie Zvirin Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved What animal can . . . run so fast, its feet don't always touch the ground, - weigh more than 2,000 pounds, - sense people's emotions bytheir smell, - . . . and wear shoes? - Why, a horse, of course! Horses are some of the most fascinating -- and important -- creatures on Earth. In fact, our world would not be the way it is today if not for horses. Horses have carried medieval knights into battle, transported settlers to the American West, and hauled fire engines and buses. They even turned the wheels that provided power for factories! But one of their greatest, most enduring gifts to us is companionship and trust. So come along with Seymour Simon, whom the New York Times calls "the dean of the [children's science book] field," and learn more about these amazing animals -- straight from the horse's mouth! Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times . He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!