Illinois Authors

Children's Press Choice, Chicago : 1985, ©1976.

The author describes how she came to own the well-known Chincoteague pony and their subsequent experiences together.

Briefly discusses the history and characteristics of twenty-six common dog breeds.

Describes the world of horses and the various breeds, including the American Saddle Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse, and Clydesdale.

With his beloved black cat Grimalkin as his constant companion, the young Quaker boy Benjamin West discovers and develops his talent as an artist.

Bradford Press, South Bend, Ind. : [2000]

With his beloved black cat Grimalkin as his constant companion, the young Quaker boy Benjamin West discovers and develops his talent as an artist.

Rand McNally, Chicago : ©1972.

Describes the habits and behavior and includes illustrations of twenty-one birds common to North America.

Scholastic Inc., New York : 1995, ©1992.

A heroic small-boned horse with a will to win is finally ridden to glory by his devoted jockey.

Relates the adventures of a little burro who blazed trails through the Grand Canyon and met many famous people in the process.

Aladdin Paperbacks, New York : 1991.

Relates the adventures of a little burro who blazed trails through the Grand Canyon and met many famous people in the process.

Scholastic Inc., New York : ©1996.

Molly wants a horse of her own, but when her father's mare gives birth to a mule, Molly changes her mind and raises the newborn.

Cinnabar, a clever fox, comes out of his home every day at one o'clock to tease the fox hunters nearby and let them chase him until nightfall.

Chronicle Books, San Francisco : ©2010.

A collection of stories, poems, history, and mythology about horses.

Aladdin Paperbacks, New York : 1994.

Charlie, a work horse, finds retirement boring until he discovers something new and important to do.

A story, based on real events, about a boy and a half-Arabian mare who enter the Palio, an annual race in Siena, Italy, with all the pageantry of a medieval contest.

Aladdin Books ; New York : 1991.

An unusual work horse raised in Vermont and known originally as "Little Bub" becomes the sire of a famous American breed and takes the name of his owner, Justin Morgan.

Follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed and the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life.

Sham and the stable boy Agba travel from Morocco to France to England where, at last, Sham's majesty is recognized and he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, ancestor of the most superior Thoroughbred horses.

Paul and Maureen Beebe's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the elusive Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.

Rand McNally, Chicago : [1947]

Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.

Macmillan ; New York : ©1992.

Captivated by the story of "Misty of Chincoteague," a woman with a horse farm in Florida raises one of Misty's descendants to become a champion show horse.

A fictional retelling, from the point of view of Annie Bronn Johnston, of how this Nevada woman fought to protect the American wild horse, the mustang, from extinction because of professional killers who chased the horses for use in dog food.

Rand McNally 1966

Rand McNally, Chicago : ©1977.

A fictionalized history of the life of the horse credited with fathering the standardbred line accompanied by a pictorial postlude of his ancestors and descendants.

Scholastic, New York : 1998, ©1984.

Twin brothers, Justin and Joey, buy and raise a pony of their own, but when the pony foals they find themselves responsible for the care of a whole new pony family.

Aladdin Paperbacks, New York : 1997.

Twin brothers, Justin and Joey, buy and raise a pony of their own but when the pony foals they find themselves responsible for the care of a whole new pony family.

Bobbs-Merrill Indianapolis, [1962]

Inventions and improvements of inventions--these were the products of Fulton's mechanical ability. His most famous was the Clermont, a steamboat he launched on the Hudson. Here is his boyhood.

A fourteen-year-old boy learns about the harsh realities of life when he acquires an Indian pony from a drifter and has to fight to keep it.

A wild colt rescued by two children is raised by a mare who has lost her own way.

Rand McNally Chicago, [1949]

Tells about Paul and Maureen Beebe and a little orphan colt whose life they save. Grades 5-7.

Hubbard Press Northbrook, Ill., [1974]

A foal, born in the aftermath of a great storm, and her famous mother help raise money to repair the storm damage on Chincoteague Island and restore the herds of wild ponies on Assateague Island.

A foal, born in the aftermath of a great storm, and her famous mother help raise money to repair the storm damage on Chincoteague Island and restore the herds of wild ponies on Assateague Island.

A baker's son, who dreams of becoming a riding master at Vienna's Spanish Court Riding School, is admitted as an apprentice and achieves his desire under the tutelage of both two-legged and four-legged masters.

Sonlight Curriculum, Littleton, CO : 1998.

A baker's son, who dreams of becoming a riding master at Vienna's Spanish Court Riding School, is admitted as an apprentice and achieves his desire under the tutelage of both two-legged and four-legged masters.