Misty of Chincoteague Paperback – Illustrated, December 26, 2006

A review from my horse-loving 8 year old:This is a review of the book Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry. This book is based on the wild Phantom and Misty. Paul Beebe road with the Saltwater Cowboys and captured Misty and Phantom. They worked for money to buy them. They bought them and fed them. The great Pied Piper came back to get the wild Phantom and left the great Misty behind with Paul and Maureen. They loved her and kept her safe. They entered her in a race and she won. Then some men came to take Misty around the world and show other children in the world about horses and ponies.I think this book deserves five stars for making lots of children happy. I recommend this book for true horse lovers like I am.

If you know a child who is horse crazy, this is the perfect, to-be-beloved book..

Love the Marguerite Henry horse books!!! Great stories!

I remember this story from when I was a young horse lover. I recently re-read and thought my granddaughter would enjoy it.

Like many of the other posters, I read Misty of Chincoteague when I was a child and loved it. I then went on to read all of Marguerite Henry's books. Recently my daughter and her children vacationed in the area of Assateague and Chincoteague Islands. I had forgotten all about the wild horses, but my daughter's experience made me recall the book about Misty. My public library no longer carried it so I ordered it. The book is just as good as I remembered it to be.My only complaint is the claim that this is a library edition. The book looks just like the one in the picture, but after I opened it I questioned the library edition description. It looks like a paperback inside with a nice hardcover outside. Maybe the pages are made out of recycled paper or something, but they look cheesy and are definitely not of the high quality that would stand up to library usage.For this reason and this reason only, I am giving the book 4 stars instead of 5, my apologies to the author's family. My criticism regarding the quality of the paper the book is printed on does not reflect Marguerite Henry's legacy. My only wish is that today's children have the opportunity to read this fine book whatever the paper quality. Now I feel bad about the 4 stars, but since I can't rate it 4.5, this will have to do.

We bought this for a birthday gift after reading it as a family. We loved its pace and layers of inspiration and daring.

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Summary: About some wild horses from Spain taken to Panama by ship. ( For lots of money) The ship sinks by a dreadful storm, and the horses swim to an island called Assateague. They adapt a living there, and growing thick coats like sheepdogs. Then, on Saturday morning, half- past March, A boy and girl called Paul and Maureen went to the wild island to explore, when they saw the horse Phantom. Now, Phantom was a terrific escaper, like the wind. People called the white marks on her shoulders the sign of freedom. When Paul and Maureen saw the Phantom, they were amazed and had their hearts set on her. They wanted to purchase her and tame the wildest horse in the island. Instantly, they worked ferociously to get the money they needed would the roundup men actually catch her? Now I can't tell all of the story, because this would be a spoiler and it won't be fun at all when reading it. Review: First let me get some things straight. The reason I gave this book a three star was because there were a lot of slang words in this book, making it really hard to understand a few of the important parts of this book. I'm only in third grade! Second, I didn't get really into the book, unlike some other books. I like to be totally wrapped up with no distraction, and a lot of times reading this book I happened to get bored. Third, ( Really Important) I like books that make me laugh a lot, but I've never smiled once in this book. Other than that, I liked how it featured animals and really enjoyed this book.Other than the three reasons, this book was absolutely great.

I bought this as I had read it hundreds of times as a child. The book was in the condition as described, and the story has brought back meny happy memories of the times I read it so many decades ago.

This book is fast paced and a lively read. Inspiring a sense of freedom and connection. Drawbacks are it is dated in its sexism and portrayal of deference by the girl to the boy. For that reason I would not pass it on to any children I know.

Little bit worn but i was expecting that,happy to have this book again had it as a kid like having an old friend back!

A lovely story. Something to read in bed

I first read this book when I was about 12, and I really loved it. I had in my mind that it was about the love of horses, and 2 children who cared for them, while still in the wild. My memory wasn't strictly accurate; the children helped round up the horses and take them from their home on a wild island, in order to be sold.As an adult, I now feel deeply for the horses; they were living a joyous life on their island, largely undisturbed by humans, no predators, then once a year the men turn up to capture some of them, take them away, and sell them as work horses. It seems cruel to me now, which I didn't see as a child. The children mean well of course, but we all know about good intentions, don't we . . . Still, it's a good read, and at that time, people weren't so sentimental about animals a we are now. If you can accept that, it's enjoyable.