Mark returned to consciousness on the floor of the cellar. His parents were in town and he had no way of knowing whether the tornado had spared them as it had spared him. All he knew was that he must find Colonel, the ancient horse who was his friend. He had seen Colonel plunging ahead of the whirling black funnel, trying to outrun it. He must find Colonel, for Colonel would need him. But the old horse was not alone in his need for Mark. There was the strange horse with the cut leg, standing in the creek. And there were the neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Sayers. "Everything's hurt tonight," said Mr. Sayers, "and what's least hurt has got to help what's really hurt." In the days that followed, Mark had to face up to the real meaning of love and responsibility - and death. "A Horse Came Running" is a warm and abiding affirmation of life, made unforgettable by the genius of Meindert DeJong.

 

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1987 by James Clarke & Co Ltd .

Meindert DeJong was born in Holland in 1906 but moved to the US at the age of eight. He became a teacher, then a farmer and holds the National Book Award of America, the Newbery Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his lasting contribution to children's literature. Four of his books (including Hurry Home, Candy) are Newbery Honor Books.

This book has the following chapters: I. To Race a Train II. Noon of a Tornado Day III. The Bargain IV. Horse in the Creek V. Milk Wagon Ambulance VI. Grain Bin Hospital VII. The Looters VIII. Journey into Nothing IX. Bareback X. Down in the Gully XI. Cookie Breakfast XII. Farmer Breakfast with Coffee XIII. Grandpa was Lonesome XIV. Ice Cream and Trucks XV. The Colonel Tree XVI. "A Horse Came Running"