Wonder horse /
Emily Arnold McCully.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
"The true story of the world's smartest horse"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.