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MEET THE AUTHOR

Walter Farley

Walter Farley turned a childhood love of horses
into his life’s work. He began writing The Black
Stallion when he was just sixteen years old. The
novel was published ten years later while he was
still in college. From there, Walter Farley went on
to raise horses and write over thirty books during
his lifetime. Many of those books are part of the
popular Black Stallion series.

GENRE MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR

Adventure stories include Robert Barret
exciting action that takes place
in unusual settings. As you read, In addition to being an incredibly talented
look for: painter, muralist, and illustrator, Robert Barret is
also an award-winning college art professor. He
a mood of excitement or has studied painting in Europe and exhibited his
suspense work in several museums and galleries.
an ongoing conflict or
multiple conflicts
characters who show strong
personal qualities

598 ELA RL.5.2, RL.5.5, RL.5.10, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b