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Free as the Wind
Average rating
3.1 out of 5
Based on 11 Ratings and 6 Reviews

Book Description


Alberta Children's/Young Adult Book of the Year Winner, 2008
CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens, 2008


Free as the Wind is Jamie Bastedo's and Susan Tooke's re-creation of one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the wild horses of Sable Island: the moment in the early 1960s when it was decided the horses would be removed and auctioned off, many of the... More
Book Information
PublisherRed Deer Press
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages32
ISBN-100889954461
ISBN-13978-0889954465
Publication Date11/04/2010
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About Jamie Bastedo (Author) : Jamie Bastedo is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jamie Bastedo include Free as the Wind: Saving the Horses of Sable Island, On Thin Ice, ... more
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About Susan Tooke (Illustrator) : Recently I won the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration for my paintings in Up Home. Up Home was also awarded the Best Published Book Award (Atlantic Book Awards, 2009) I ... more
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6/22/2011 Jennifer Bogart

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5/16/2008 Susan Tooke said: Free As the Wind is the winner of the Alberta Best Childrens Book Award for 2008
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