- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (Oct 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 079227055X
- ISBN-13: 978-0792270553
- Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 1.8 x 22.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-This story finds 12-year-old Jack and his younger sister Ashley exploring Zion National Park with their parents and two Shoshone foster kids. Ethan, who is Jack's age, is not happy to be with a white family and complains bitterly. His quiet sister, Summer, knows something about the mysterious white mustangs that are running wild in the park. Rocks fall, horses charge. Is Ethan trying to hurt or possibly kill Jack's family? The novel really picks up speed when Jack, his dad, and Ethan go on a treacherous hike through the Narrows. There is a lot going on in this mystery, yet it stays on target with only a minimal amount of preaching about the environment, race relations, and other social issues. Splendid photos accompany the sometimes pedestrian text, but unfortunately are bound together in the middle of the book and there are not enough of them. In spite of these drawbacks, Ghost Horses is an exciting and (don't tell anybody) educational read.
Ann Cook, formerly at Winter Park Public Library, FL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Ann Cook, formerly at Winter Park Public Library, FL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. The sixth book in the National Parks Mystery series is set in Utah's Zion National Park. Jack and Ashley Landon are accompanying their parents to Zion, where their mother, a wildlife veterinarian, is to give a talk. On their way, they pick up two Shoshone children in need of foster care. Jack dislikes uncommunicative Ethan, but Ashley happily befriends Ethan's sister. After arriving at the camp, the travelers are invited to a roundup at a nearby ranch, where the horses act strangely (several seem to have deliberately killed themselves). Meanwhile, Jack and Ethan barely tolerate each other, until a flash flood forces them to work together. Eventually, everything ends happily; even the mystery of the mustangs is solved. The danger in the story seems forced, as does much of the interaction between Jack and Ethan. But this still works as light adventure, with the advantage of some interesting information about mustangs and the park. There's a color photo insert at the center of the book. Denise Wilms
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A mysterious adventure,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ghost Horses (Paperback)
Ghost Horses, by Gloria Skurzynski, is a great series about a wonderfully adventurous family. I like this book because it never stops being exciting. In every one of these books, the most exciting part is in about 3/4 of the book. These books are thrilling, mysterious, and funny too.#6, Ghost Horses, was funny because Ethan, the Landon family's new foster kid, and Jack Landon, were always fighting and never getting along. While Ashley Landon, Jack/s younger sister, and Summer, Ethan's younger sister, were getting along fine. Did I mention that in each book, the Landon family get a different foster kid. #6, Ghost Horses, is about the Landon family, and their foster kids taking a trip to Zion National Park. This park is home to wild horses who run through the canyons, and all around the park. Ethan and Summer showed Jack and Ashley the ghost dance. Summer and Ethan are indians from a tribe called the Shoshone. Anyway, the Ghost Dance is supposed to make the White people go away, so Jack and Ashley were making fun of thereselves without knowing it. Later in the book, Steven, Jacks father, takes Jack and Ethan on a hard core hike through the Narrows, but something's wrong. Jack hears things in the canyon walls while they're hiking. I like this series. I've read #1 Wolf Stalker, #2 Cliff Hanger, #4 Rage of fire, and now #6 Ghost Horses. This isn't a series that you must have to read in order, as you can see, I'm not either. But sometimes, the Landons will mention something that happend in one of the past books. These books range from about 150-190 pages long. So, if you'd like to get into the adventure that I just talked about, and a lot more, read Ghost Horses, and all the other " Mysteries in our National Parks".
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ghost Horses Was GREAT!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ghost Horses (Paperback)
This was a really good book. I would really recommend it because I thought it was really interesting. It is about the Landon family and two foster children named Ethan and Summer. They go to Zion National Park and are trying to trap wild horses. Ethan and Jack didn't like each other much at first, but they became friends after a lot of stuff happened.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ghost Horses,
By Austin Muller (WestFulton,NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ghost Horses (Hardcover)
The Landons are at a fair and they are being foster parents for two kids. The names of the two kids are Eathan and Summer. They are descendents of an Indian tribe called the Shoshone. Jack and Eathan don't get along but Summer and Ashely do. The whole family has to go to a national park called Zion National Park. They have to go there because Olivia has to help the park people with the problems they are having with the horses. The MUSTANGS!While in the park for the weeklong stay they meet some friends Art and Gus. Art and Gus invite Olivia to come on a night mustang catch by the water whole. Jack, Ashely, Summer, Eathan, and Steven all come too. They set up a trap around the water whole to catch a few mustangs to run tests on them. After a while a group of horses come and don't know what all the stuff is around the whole. When every thing is going right Eathan runs out and screams at the horses to tell them to run. All the horses are scattering and one turns and starts to run at them in the bush. Olivia says it won't run into them but it does and it rears up and when coming down it almost crushes Ashelys skull, but Jack runs and saves her! Art and Gus stay there the rest of the night and catch 2 horses. The next day Eathan, Steven and Jack pack up to go on a hike up in the Narrows. While they are walking in a creek with waist deep water the water turns brown and sticks start hitting them! Something goes wrong! If you want to find out what happens read the book. I thought this book was very exiting and it is a kind of wilderness adventure. I thought it was a good book. I thought it was a good book because it had a lot of cliffhangers at the end of each chapter. I would recommend this book to people that like the outdoors and adventures. Austin Muller
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