
Title
Running with the Horses
Author
Lester, Alison
Illustrator
Lester, Alison
Publisher
Penguin/Viking
Published Date
2009
Annotation
Based on a true story of Lipizzaner horses in Austria’s famous Spanish riding school in Vienna, this tale involves young Nina, daughter of the stable master, and her father, as they whisk four horses away from Austria's Winter Palace at the onset of World War II. A cab horse becomes a hero as they escape over the Alps in a lengthy picture book of great strength.
Key Concepts
Family, History, Resilience, War
Audience
Upper primary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141