Snowman: The True Story of a Champion
Snowman: The True Story of a Champion
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Snowman: The True Story of a Champion

Written by Catherine Hapka
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8 - 12
Reading age
160
Page count
910L
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Aug 30, 2016
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A twist of fate brings a man and horse together in this remarkable true story now available in a new version adapted by the author of the Marguerite Henry’s Ponies of Chincoteague series. Snowman, an Amish plow horse, was bound for the meat market when Harry deLeyer, a Long Island riding instructor, spotted him at auction. After making eye contact with the gentle giant deLeyer decided to purchase him for $80. At first, Snowman was just a horse that children rode during lessons, but when deLeyer sold him to a neighbor, the horse had other ideas. He would jump the high fences so he could return “home.” Harry then began training Snowman as a show jumper. Less than two years out of the plow fields, Snowman won the 1958 horse show jumping Triple Crown–the American Horse Shows Association Horse of the Year, Professional Horseman’s Association Champion, and Champion of Madison Square Garden’s Diamond Jubilee. Snowman was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781481478120
    Publication Date
    August 30, 2016
    Publisher
    Aladdin Paperbacks
    Page Count
    160
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2016944863
    Lexile® Level
    910L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    184615
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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