I have written about him many times before. I was almost able to read it in one sitting, which is very unusual for me. Alec and an ex-jockey named Henry train the Black for months, and even though the horse has no registration papers, a local journalist persuades the owners of the two fastest horses in the US to let the Black run in a race to discover which horse is the fastest. They end up in New York Harbor, and Alec convinces his parents to let him bring the Black home.
After about a month on the island, a nearby boat sees a fire on the island, which is Alec's hand-made hutch. Alec will be the only person that the Black will ever allow to ride him. Alec proves himself to be an indomitable young man, as he manages to find food for both of them, and he gets so close to the horse that the stallion allows Alec to ride him. There they spend about a month, getting to know each other. Alec grabbed onto the tail of the Black, as he is called, and they swim a very long time before finding a tiny island off the coast of Portugal. The ship, called the Drake, broke up in a storm. On board came the black stallion, a truly magnificent wild animal that had never been trained or broken. Alec was on a ship on its way back from India towards England when the ship moored at a port in Saudi Arabia. Alec Ramsey is a young man who had spent a year in India as an adolescent. The chance to hear the great Frank Muller narrate the book is priceless. He also cowrote The Young Black Stallion with his son, Steven.The Black Stallion is a classic. He is the author of more than twenty books in the Black Stallion series. " The Black Stallion is about the most famous fictional horse of the century." -The New York TimesĪbout the Author Walter Farley's love for horses began when he was a small boy living in Syracuse, New York, and continued as he grew up in New York City, where his family moved. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Stories) in Appendix B. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old. Dependent on each other for survival, boy and horse learn to trust and love each other as they establish an amazing friendship that lasts a lifetime.īook Synopsis First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse.
About the Book A shipwreck leaves young Alec stranded on a deserted island with a wild stallion.
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