The Nature Kid's Guide to Wild Mustangs

Thunder! A cloud of dust rises over the open plains as something powerful races across the desert at 35 miles per hour. Manes fly and hooves pound the rocky ground in a rumble you can feel in your chest. It's a wild mustang! If your child loves fast, free-roaming animals, wild mustangs are the real deal. These tough horses survive scorching deserts and freezing mountain winters, travel up to 40 miles in a single day, and kick with 2,000 pounds of force to fight off mountain lions. "The Nature Kid's Guide to Wild Mustangs" is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know how these incredible horses live without any help from people. How can they smell water from miles across the desert? Why do their ears spin 180 degrees in different directions? And how do foals stand and run within hours of being born? Short sentences and jaw-dropping facts fill every page. Your child will discover that mustangs spend 18 hours a day eating, sleep only three hours in short bursts, and have hooves that never need horseshoes. They'll learn how lead mares guide the herd to water, how stallions fight to protect their families, and how these horses have roamed the American West for over 500 years. A book for kids who love powerful animals and the wide open spaces they call home. One mustang. One wild frontier. A whole book full of amazing secrets your child will want to share. The Nature Kid's Guide series makes learning about nature an adventure, one animal at a time.