{"product_id":"blackie-the-horse-who-stood-still-9781599621302","title":"Blackie: The Horse Who Stood Still","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn a pasture in Kansas one early spring morn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA horse quite unlike other horses was born.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis coat was coal black so they named the horse \"Blackie,\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd before very long folks found out he was wacky \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Blackie, the stubbornly motionless equine hero of Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson's delightful and touching biography-in-verse, Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSee, most colts are frisky but Blackie was not.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackie liked standing still  Yes, he liked it a lot \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What's the hurry?\" thought Blackie. \"There's so much to see\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding here in the shade of a juniper tree.....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis (mostly) true tale tells the heart-warming story of a horse who made standing stock-still a lifelong endeavor--while becoming a champion rodeo horse, a tourist favorite at Yosemite Park, a legendary environmental crusader, and the beloved mascot of one of America's most beautiful towns, Tiburon, California, on the shores of San Francisco Bay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe word quickly spread 'bout the new horse in town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd from all 'round the county young kids headed down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the pasture where Blackie could always be found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding still, like a rock, on the same patch of ground.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagically illustrated by Peterson's lyrical paintings, Blackie is destined to become a children's classic in the tradition of Munro Leaf's Ferdinand the Bull and Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, The playful, clever, rhyming text will charm adults and children alike as it delivers an important message about appreciating and preserving the natural beauty around us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What a beautiful place \" Blackie thought when they got there, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I simply can't wait just to stand in one spot there\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd watch a gull soar, or a tree gently sway, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr the fog rolling in from the hills 'cross the bay...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Welcome Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781599621302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Christopher Cerf, Paige Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45131019944117,"sku":"9781599621302","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_39a23d90-0c41-4e77-bfc9-a076121ce0af.jpg?v=1740460322","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blackie-the-horse-who-stood-still-9781599621302","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}