- Fiction, Horses, Juvenile fiction, Justin Morgan (Horse)
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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- Author
- Marguerite Henry
- First published
- 1945
- Pages
- 172
- Publisher
- Peter Smith Pub Inc, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Wilcox & Follett co.
- Editions
- 50
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780786181544
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“THE LITTLE reddish-brown colt stopped nibbling grass.”
Marguerite Henry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of the five children. At age 6 she became sick with rheumatic fever and remained bedridden for six years, unable to attend school. She spent her days reading and writing. Her first story was published when she was 11 years old. After highschool she attended Milwaukee State Teachers College. In 1923, she married. She and her husband lived in Wayne, Illinois. In 1945, Henry received the Newbery honor for *Justin Morgan Had a Horse*. She began collaborating with artist Wesley Dennis, who went on to illustrate 15 of her books. In 1947, she published her most famous book, *Misty of Chincoteague*. In 1949 she received the Newbery Meda
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