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Item Details
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NATIONAL VELVET
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| By: |
Enid Bagnold |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405287500 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405287500 |
| Publisher: |
EGMONT UK LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 June, 2017 |
| Series: |
Egmont Modern Classics |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
The most famous and loved racing story of all time, National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl's belief in a horse.`Velvet'll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it . . . I never seen such a creature on a horse.'Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he's something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he'll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children. |
| Synopsis: |
The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl's belief in a horse.`Velvet'll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it . . . I never seen such a creature on a horse.'Fourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he's something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he'll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?Perfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children.`My childhood dreams were based on this book - it was the only place I'd ever seen them come true' Clare Balding |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Egmont Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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