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Con este libro la autora quiere dar a entender el trato al que se sometía a los caballos por aquella época. Nos narra la historia de un bonito animal de buena casta, desde sus primeros días, cuando era un joven potro, pasando por los años de Birtwick Park, hasta el tiempo en que se convirtio en un caballo de tiro en Londres. Belleza negra hace amistad en Birtwick Park con una yegua llamada Ginger, cuya historia no era nada feliz. El trato que sus amos daban a esta mostraba claramente los motivos que la autora tenia para escribir este libro.

Black Beauty works hard for his owners, who are sometimes cruel, sometimes kind, sometimes rich, sometimes poor. Will he ever find true happiness? "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing.Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

Black Beauty is a beautiful, gentle horse who works hard but this is not appreciated by some of his owners, who through meaness or just stupidity maltreat and abuse Black Beauty. A deeply moving tale

Autobiografía de un caballo al que sus primeros amos llaman Belleza Negra. A lo largo de su vida, pasa por distintas manos y diferentes oficios, y sufre todo tipo de incidencias.

When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse. But in the nineteenth century many people were cruel to their horses, whipping them and beating them, and using them like machines until they dropped dead. Black Beauty soon finds this out, and as he describes his life, he has many terrible stories to tell.

Here is the compelling tale of a spirited young Thoroughbred that captured the hearts of readers throughout Victorian England when it was first published in 1877. This masterfully illustrated classic is skillfully adapted by Newbery Award-winning author Robin McKinley and remains faithful to the original. With simple text to read aloud to young children, it's little wonder that "The Boston Globe says it is "certain to quicken the hearts of young horse lovers." A timeless tale of courage, hope, and strength guaranteed to delight a new generation of readers.

Black Beauty is a perennial children's favourite, one which has never been out of print since its publication in 1877. It is a moralistic tale of the life of the horse related in the form of an autobiography, describing the world through the eyes of the creature. In taking this anthropomorphic approach, the author Anna Sewell broke new literary ground and her effective storytelling ability makes it very easy for the reader to accept the premise that a horse is recounting the exploits in the narrative.The gentle thoroughbred, Black Beauty, is raised with care and is treated well until a vicious groom injures him. The damaged horse is then sold to various masters at whose hands he experiences cruelty and neglect. After many unpleasant episodes, including one where he becomes a painfully overworked cab horse in London, Black Beauty finally canters towards a happy ending. Although Anna Sewell's classic is set firmly in the Victorian period, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.

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A timeless classic, this wonderfully evocative account of the joys and tribulations of a noble-hearted horse is one of the best loved of all animal stories Black Beauty is handsome and spirited, with a sweet temper. When he is four years old he is sold to a new owner who gently breaks him in. He is no longer free to gallop around the fields yet there is happiness and adventure amung the harJship as his situation changes from being a carriage horse on a country estate to a cab horse in town. At the same time he is aware that his well-being and future fate depend very much on the kindness or cruelty ofhis various masters. The author's only book, Black Beauty was a huge success when it was first puhlished in 1877. Its exposure ofthe ill-treatment of horses at the hands oftheir owners'led to a change in people's attitudes towards horses and domestic animals in general.

Black Beauty se escribió hace más de cien años, en un tiempo anterior a la invención de los automóviles en el que los animales eran el principal medio de transporte. Todos los vehículos (carruajes, carretas, ómnibus, etc.), eran tirados por caballos y rara vez se les trataba bien. La empatía natural de Anna con los animales le hizo sensibilizarse con la crueldad que veía a su alrededor, pero al contrario que la mayoría de nosotros, ella tuvo el coraje de no mirar hacia otro lado. Después de tener un accidente a los trece años que la dejó inválida, tuvo que desplazarse a todas partes a lomos de un pony. Fue su comprensión de los caballos y el horror que le producía el maltrato hacia ellos por parte de los humanos lo que le llevó a escribir Black Beauty, la primera, y todavía la más importante novela dedicada al bienestar de los animales.

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Belleza Negra Anna Sewell Belleza Negra ha sido uno de los cuentos de animales favoritos del mundo desde su publicación en 1877. Esta edición de Clásicos Ilustrados, con su uso innovador de la fotografia y la ilustracion, permite a los niños de todas las edades penetrar felizmente en el autentico universo de la novela original.

Azabache es la historia de un caballo contada por él mismo. Comienza con sus alegres días como potranco en una granja inglesa y sigue con su difícil vida en el Londres decimonónico tirando cabriolés. Durante su vida se encontrara con muchas dificultades y episodios de crueldad; pero tambien con la generosidad y piedad humanas.Con detalladas observaciones y extensas descripciones del comportamiento de los equinos esta novela es un canto al respeto que los humanos deben a los animales.

" Belleza Negra " es el clásico más conocido universalmente de la literatura que aboga por los derechos de los animales. Publicado en 1877, se convirtió en un bestseller que cruzó el Atlántico, donde aparecio, unos años mas tarde, con el subtitulo de " 'La cabaña del tio Tom' de los caballos " . Vendido de un amo a otro, Belleza Negra narra su historia desde su posicion como testigo directo de las crueldades padecidas por el y sus congeneres, con el fin de denunciar muchas de las lacras sociales, politicas y economicas de la Inglaterra de finales del XIX. De ahi que, esta animalografia equina se convierta en alegoria de la subyugacion de diversos sectores sin voz de la sociedad victoriana, en especial, las clases trabajadoras, y exija una toma de conciencia a los lectores.

El protagonista de nuestro relato es un hermoso caballo negro con una infancia feliz, hasta que un desgraciado suceso obliga a su dueño a venderlo. Comienza así un largo trasiego con diferentes amos y toda clase de aventuras, en las que vivimos de cerca caracteres, costumbres, crueldades e incluso idearios politicos de las gentes mas diversas. Escrito desde el profundo respeto a los animales, el relato transmite sufrimiento, pero tambien alegria, comprension y amor. Una sucesion de emociones que lo han convertido en un clasico de la literatura no solo juvenil.