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sqeeker's review against another edition
4.0
- I knew the Arabian would get a book in this series!
- I really liked this one. These later books aren't just fluff. They deal with more emotions, not deep or heavy ones, but still. I like that the books are becoming a tad more serious while retaining the cuteness and heart.
- I love that these books take the readers around the world and through time. Each one is set in a different country with different people and cultures. It is really cool.
- I'm glad Gnome is enjoying these.
- I liked how Yatimah and her owner how to learn to trust one another, and they forged a slow and deep bond. Earning trust is not always easy.
- I really liked this one. These later books aren't just fluff. They deal with more emotions, not deep or heavy ones, but still. I like that the books are becoming a tad more serious while retaining the cuteness and heart.
- I love that these books take the readers around the world and through time. Each one is set in a different country with different people and cultures. It is really cool.
- I'm glad Gnome is enjoying these.
- I liked how Yatimah and her owner how to learn to trust one another, and they forged a slow and deep bond. Earning trust is not always easy.
mnboyer's review against another edition
4.0
Continuing on my journey of reading horse-themed children's books, this one is part of a larger series where a horse narrates its own story. This particular horse is Yatimah, a black Arabian filly who is born in a Bedouin camp in the 9th Century. Her mother dies due to birthing complications (seriously, can we get a book where no horses die? Childhood is hard enough without dying horses everywhere) and so she's named Yatimah, which means orphan. She's cared for by a little girl and another mare shares milk with her (the mare has a chestnut colt on her side who, the wise men in the group decide can be sacrificed if the mare cannot feed both because they'd rather have war mares.... again, this book is for children!).
Yatimah ends up living up to her mother's awesomeness and becomes a war mare -- they go around raiding other camps. There's just a lot of theft going on, essentially. At one point her brother, the chestnut colt, is even stolen. Don't worry, she finds him years later. But just like... so much theft! And don't get me wrong, this is completely historically accurate. I'm just wondering what lessons we're teaching the little ones at some points in this story.
Overall, it was a super quick read (I mean, it is for kids so, you know) and had wonderful illustrations of Arabian horses. There's a lot of authentic content. It does end happily. Overall, a very nice book.
Yatimah ends up living up to her mother's awesomeness and becomes a war mare -- they go around raiding other camps. There's just a lot of theft going on, essentially. At one point her brother, the chestnut colt, is even stolen. Don't worry, she finds him years later. But just like... so much theft! And don't get me wrong, this is completely historically accurate. I'm just wondering what lessons we're teaching the little ones at some points in this story.
Overall, it was a super quick read (I mean, it is for kids so, you know) and had wonderful illustrations of Arabian horses. There's a lot of authentic content. It does end happily. Overall, a very nice book.
meredith_gayle's review
Very good book. This was another one sitting read. I just couldn't put it down, and look forward to the next book.
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