National Velvet

The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl¿s belief in a horse.¿Velvet¿ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it ¿ I never seen such a creature on a horse.¿Fourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he¿s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he¿ll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?Perfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children.¿My childhood dreams were based on this book ¿ it was the only place I¿d ever seen them come true¿ Clare Balding