Children (Primary School Age)
These are the books for the Tweens or readers who are becoming more confident in their reading. Again, a lot are series, but not quite so many are illustrated.Hide unavailable items
Into the Land of the Unicorns
As each chime sounds, Cara climbs faster up the steep bell tower. Eleven! She must be on the roof when the next bell tolls. Twelve! With a deep breath, and only half believing she will survive.
Into the Land of the Unicorns
As each chime sounds, Cara climbs faster up the steep bell tower. Eleven! She must be on the roof when the next bell tolls. Twelve! With a deep breath, and only half believing she will survive.
Song of the Wanderer
Cara must return to Earth to save her grandmother, the Wanderer. But to do so, Cara must first travel through the wilderness of Luster, land of the unicorns, full of unknown creatures and perilous adventure around every bend in the road.
A Good Horse (The Secret Horse) - HB
When eighth-grader Abby Lovitt looks out at those pure-gold rolling hills, she knows there's no place she'd rather be than her family's ranch - even with all the hard work of tending to nine horses.
A Horse Called Elvis
A worn-out mare has been dumped in the paddock near the Turners’ house. After school, Matt feeds and brushes her while he listens to his family argue in the house. Two days later, the mare dies. Nick finds a newborn foal beside her.
A Horse for the Summer
Tom's cousin has agreed to lend him Chancey, her stunning chestnut gelding, for the holiday. But Tom's elation turns to dismay when he sees the state Chancey is in.
A Nod From Nelson - HB
Nelson's got 'retirement'. It's not an illness, just something which happens to old carthorses at the end of their career.
A Stable for Jill
Jill is forced to spend her summer holidays with Aunt Primrose and her drippy cousin Cecilia.
A Star Discovered
Life at Lucky Foot Stable has settled into a comfortable routine for epic friends Mary and Jody and all their horses, especially as they are working hard to train Star for her very first show.
Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse: Macmillan Classics - HB
Rediscover the adventures of a very unique little horse in this wonderful Macmillan Classics edition of Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse.
Angel and the Flying Stallions
Issie returns to El Caballo Danza Magnifico, this time determined to bring her colt Storm back home.
Archer's Melbourne Cup - PB
The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time-the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win.
Bad Lad - HB
"There's no two ways about it: when I was young I was a bad lad." Everyone thinks this lad is bad, even him. So it's no surprise when he's sent to Hollesley Bay Borstal.
Badlands Gold Rush
Bang! Billy Joe Frod froze in his tracks as the gunshot echoed through the night. It could have been one of the prospectors shooting at a coyote but Billy Joe knew in his bones that it wasn't.
Balancing Act
Annie Boyd is no longer the new girl at pony club. She has settled into life in the quiet town of Ridgeview. But don't think life is dull...
Black Beauty: Retold from the Anna Sewell Original - HB
"Black Beauty "is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself.
Black Gold
Set against the thrilling and colourful world of Thoroughbred horses, Black Gold is the true story of this legendary horse and his determined young jockey.
Blackjack, Dreaming of a Morgan Horse
Blackjack, the first book in the "Morgan Horse Series," inroduces the character of Heather Richardson, a horse-loving youngster.
Blaze and the Dark Rider
Issie and her friends have been picked to represent the Chevalier Point Pony Club at the Interclub Gold Shield, the biggest competition of the year. It's time to get training!
Blue Ribbon Champ
Joey Klingerman, a visitor at Keystone Stables, has Down syndrome and is very outgoing and talkative. He immediately takes a special liking to Skye, constantly calling her his girlfriend.
Born To Trot
Gibson can hear the beat of the horses' hooves against the track. Trotters are the world to him. But all he ever does is practice.
Brave Bess and the ANZAC horses
The jet-black mare galloped wildly across the scroching white sands, the guns and shells exploding around her with a deafening roar.
Brave Horse
A phantom horse, a missing friend, a dangerous valley filled with abandoned mine shafts...Not exactly what Meg, Becky and Alison were expecting on vacation at the Mustang Mountain Ranch in the Rocky Mountains.
Brigadier, Gentle Hero - True Horse Stories
The golden chestnut colt was exactly what Graham Acott was looking for. After twenty-two years of training and assessing horses for the Mounted Unit of the Toronto Police Department, Graham recognized something special...
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Long ago, a lone little burro roamed the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon and touched the hearts of all who knew him: a grizzled old minor, a big-game hunter, even President Roosevelt.
Bushfire Rescue: Extreme Adventures - PB
'Help me!' I gasped. 'My name is Sam Fox and I'm trapped in a truck . . .
There's a bushfire all around me!'
There's a bushfire all around me!'
Chancey of the Maury River
On the night Chancey is born, a fire star gallops across the sky. But many years of hardhsip will pass before the orphaned albino Appaloosa can believe the prophecy his dam foretold...
Chancey of the Maury River - HB
Told through Chancey's eyes in the classic tradition of great horse stories, here is an entrancing and absorbing equine tale about bravery, destiny, and hope - and about sharing the magic of a second chance.
Cloud Magic
Erin has always believed in magic, but she never imagined she had powers of her own. Until one day she sees a herd of magic horses high up in the clouds...
Colin the Cart Horse - PB
The latest in Gavin Puckett's hilarious rhyming stories about horses, full of fun, nonsense and nasty smells - perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Jeremy Strong.
Comet and Storm - Book Bind-up
Book 5 COMET AND THE CHAMPION'S CUP and book 6 STORM AND THE SILVER BRIDLE in one terrific bind-up
Comet and the Champion's Cup
Issie's aunt needs experts to help run her summer riding school. The perfect way for Issie and her friends to spend the holidays!
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse wild and unruly, and Cadillac a beautiful pedigree, are two very different but inseparable horses.
Danika and Yatimah - From Egypt to the Outback - PB
Living on a vast cattle station in outback Australia, Yatimah is Danika's grey Arabian mare. She is the most beautiful, intelligent and loved horse on Dalry Station. To Danika, Yatimah is perfect.
Danika and Yatimah - In a Race for Rain - PB
Danika’s life has been turned upside down by the drought. With no alternative, her family are forced to leave Dalry to wander the stock routes, grazing their cattle on the long paddock.
Danny's Dragon
Danny’s family lives on a cattle ranch in Montana. He remembers the good times before his father joined the Air National Guard, which sent him to Iraq where he was killed.
Dark Horse
Becky Sanderson has entered her first endurance challenge, the Wildflower 50. She and her mother's chestnut mare, Windy have to race 50 gruelling miles over rough mountain trails.
Destiny and Stardust - Two books in one!
DESTINY - Issie and friends are spending the summer at her aunt's farm training horses! But can they tame the wild Blackthorn ponies?
Destiny and the Wild Horses
Issie and Blaze are hot favourites to win the Chevalier Point Pony Club dressage competition. But now they have to spend the summer on her aunt's farm instead!
Diddakoi, The
Kizzy is a Diddakoi, half-Gypsy. The bullies at school might hate her for it, but Kizzy's proud of her gypsy blood. And anyway, she's got Gran and her beloved horse Joe.