Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich
	List Price:   $17.95 Unit Price:   $14.36 You Save:   $3.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   1563971895 ISBN-13:   9781563971891 Publisher:   Boyds Mills Press Category:   Agriculture Pub. Date:   January 1996 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   6 to 9 Grades:   2 to 4
Awards
1996  Golden Kite Awards  Nominee/Honoree  1998  Bluebonnet Award  Nominee/Honoree  1998  New York State Charlotte Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Conditions in the Dust Bowl are so bad for Leah's family that they must sell their stock and equipment to survive. A young girl makes a sacrifice to help her family keep their farm during the Great Depression. Set in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, this is the story of family love and the kindness of neighbors. Faced with the auction of their farm and equipment due to the drought, Young Leah decides to help her family by placing the first bid on her father's tractor, using the money she had received from the sale of her beloved pony. Full color.