Authors: Kathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski
Illustrator: Mike Rowe (includes photos)
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN #: 0-448-43343-5
Brief Summary: This story highlighted the historical career of the racehorse named Seabiscuit. He ran 33 races and won lots of first place prizes! The authors emphasized how much of an underdog Seabiscuit was and that he still came out on top.
Evaluation: This was an inspiration book that gave me chills the whole time reading it. I love a good underdog story. Growing up with horses, my family was always talking about Seabiscuit, and now I can see why. This is a great story for any young reader who needs to feel like they can accomplish anything they put their mind to. I especially love how the authors included Seabiscuit's return to racing after he had gotten hurt. There was a mix of illustrations and real photos in black and white (as it would have been in that time period). I loved seeing both kinds of illustrations in one book. The authors did a great job describing the fantastic life of Seabiscuit, and I highly recommend this book to any young reader, especially any young horse lover!
Rating: 5 out of 5 race horses!
I remember watching the movie on Seabiscuit. Kids that love races or horses may be really interested in this.
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