A collection of seventeen stories, poems, and excerpts from books about horses, by well-known authors over several centuries.

Author of the Magic Shop series and The Unicorn Chronicles, Bruce Coville has captured the imaginations of young readers for more than 20 years with tales of talking toads, Shakespearean spouting skulls, and dragon hatchlings.

Wonderful for browsing, and invaluable for finding specific information, Literature Lovers Book of Lists is a compendium of useful and sometimes whimsical information for anyone who loves books and loves to read, at any age or reading level. It is organized into nine sections and provides nearly 200 lists relating to genres, authors, characters and settings, awards, literary terms with their definitions and much more. There are even lists of books of prose and poetry available on audiocassettes. If it has to do with literature, this book has the answers. What book has had the longest run on The New York Times best-seller list? Who is the only four-time winner of the Pulitizer Prize for drama? What is the complete list of Shakespeare's plays and poems? Who are some of the most notable African American authors? What are the three main variations of the sonnet? What famous writers belonged to The Bloomsbury Group? Literature Lovers Book of Lists is both exciting and informative at the same time.

Proud and powerful, fast and freeãtwelve tales starring fantasys most majestic animalsã With the potent combination of power, speed, and grace, the horse is fantasy's most majestic creature. They are mysterious warriors, racers, magnificent friends. Here are twelve unforgettable tales celebrating the horse from Ursula K. Le Guin, Judith Tarr, Lisa Tuttle, Howard Waldrop, and Jane Yolen. _Classical HorsesÓ by Judith Tarr _The Wonder HorseÓ b George Byram _On the Gem PlanetÓ b Cordwainer Smith _The Thunder of the CaptainsÓ by Garry Kilworth _Brothers of the WindÓ by Jane Yolen _ Aunt Millicent at the RacesÓ by Len Guttridge _The Circus HorseÓ by Amy Bechtel _Riding the NightmareÓ by Lisa Tuttle _Wild, Wild HorsesÓ by Howard Waldrop _The Boy Who Plaited ManesÓ by Nancy Springer _Horse CampÓ by Ursula K. Le Guin _His Coat So GayÓ by Sterling E. Lanier At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Describes the life and accomplishments of the author known for his books featuring fantastic characters, including aliens, unicorns, ghosts and monsters.