12 yo Mongolian girl makes a sudden and spontaneous decision to disguise herself as a boy to ride with Kublai Kahn’s soldiers when they conscript her favorite horse
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I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade
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Adam of the Road
An English boy searches for his stolen dog through the English countryside in medieval times.
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Little Britches
Autobiographical account of 8 yo boy moving with family to a Colorado cattle ranch. This is the first of eight books Moody wrote about his early life.
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
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Pony
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The Treasure of Topo-el-Bampo
Two donkeys are conscripted by Spanish colonists to carry gold to the king’s ships. They escape and return to their poor village – with a sweet surprise!
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Cruise of the Arctic Star
Author recounts his 1973 fishing boat cruise up CA coast, relating entertaining tidbits of history and natural history
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Riders of the Pony Express
Rider-by-rider portayal of inaugural Pony Express ride, which Moody portrays as a race between east- and west-bound riders.
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Minn of the Mississippi
Minn, a snapping turtle, travels down the Mississippi River observing people and wildlife, with historical and natural details.
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