Walter Farley
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| Title | : | The Island Stallion (The Black Stallion #4) |
| Author | : | Walter Farley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 212 pages |
| Published | : | March 12th 1980 by Random House (first published 1948) |
| Categories | : | Animals. Horses. Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens |
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Flame was a dream horse! Steve Duncan had a haunting vision of finding a magnificent red stallion... and finally discovered him in a hidden island paradise. But the giant horse was wild and unapproachable. Then Steve saved Flame from a horrible death, and a miraculous friendship began - changing both their lives forever. . . . This Island Stallion story is part of Walter Farley's famous Black Stallion series, which has long thrilled horse lovers of all ages. Full of action, excitement, and suspense, the books have sold more than twelve million copies worldwide.Point Books Supposing The Island Stallion (The Black Stallion #4)
| Original Title: | The Island Stallion (The Black Stallion, #4) |
| ISBN: | 0394843762 (ISBN13: 9780394843766) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Black Stallion #4, Island Stallion #1 |
| Characters: | Steve Duncan, Phil Pitcher |
| Setting: | Caribbean |
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This has its boring parts. The lead-in to finally finding the valley (and therefore Flame) seems to take forever--realistically so, but it's still tough to get through.The rest of it is pretty good. Steve and Pike are likable, and the horses and their valley sound beautiful. I'm not convinced of Farley's idea of the genetics of the island, but since it was written way back when, the fact that he even hand-waved it by having the Piebald represent the 'genetic weaknesses created by inbreeding' isMy dad told me once he was always looking for the best adventure story. This book, I think, qualifies. Not only does it have a lost world, 'buried' treasure, suspense and secrecy, but it's a great horse story!(What more could a 13-year-old girl want? - LOL)Rereading it as an adult, I notice the only plot idea it doesn't have is romance, but the adventure aspects still hold up well.
I was an avid Walter Farley reader when I was in middle/school and high school. I have actually read the entire series and the beginning of his daughter's series, The Phantom Stallion. I also remember this book in particular as it is my favorite of the series. It was exactly as I remembered it. It is a little too easy for me to read now, definitely meant for younger readers, but the vocabulary is great and the story moves well. The plot follows Steve and his older mentor Pitch as they
Very early on his writing career, Farley got bored with the Black Stallion series. I'm not sure if Farley ever admitted that in public but that certainly seems to be how his books read. However, his forays into other subjects tended to tank. This is also a boy meets wild horse story, but Farley did it miles better in The Black Stallion. It's kind of like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World only there's horses instead of dinosaurs.This book takes a long while to get going. Steve (our fearless
I have read this one several times over the years!
In a novel similar to The Black Stallion, Farley introduces us to a whole new set of horse adventures. Young Steve travels to an island paradise in search of a mythical horse - and what he finds is even more than what he dreamed. Accompanied by childhood friend Pitch, and under the guise of an archaeological dig, Steve discovers a strain of horses that date back to the Conquistadors. He dares to hope that he has found his dream horse at last... though at what price is a question he still has to
This is a great read, separate from the Black Stallion series.A boy called Steve Duncan is staying with a friend who is a history professor called Phil Pitcher or Pitch. One day Pitch takes Steve by boat to a looming rocky island called Azul Island - meaning Blue in Spanish. Nobody really knows why as the cliffs are bare rock and there is just a sandy spit to land on where allegedly the Conquistadores had some connection. Steve is more interested in horses than in the professor's lessons.
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