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  • Guy Haydon raised and trained Midnight from the time she was a foal. The two had such a strong bond that when World War I broke out, Lieutenant Haydon slipped away from the frontlines of Gallipoli on an Egypt-bound ship to reunite with his horse. There, in the city of Beersheba, on October 31, 1917, two regiments of the Australian Light Horse Brigade took part in one of the last great cavalry charges in history. Among the first to leap the enemy trenches was Lieutenant Guy Haydon, riding Midnight who succumbed to a bullet that might have otherwise killed her rider. In a new story from an award-winning duo, luminous illustrations and lyrical narration bring a sad moment in history to life.

    • Midnight: A True Story of Loyalty in World War I by Mark Greenwood

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    Author:
    Mark Greenwood
    Binding:
    Hardcover
    Book Type:
    Nonfiction
    Grade Content:
    5
    Accelerated Reading Level:
    2.9
    Subject:
    Social Studies
    Standard:
    SS5H2. U.S. involvement in World War I.
    Copyright:
    2014
    Teacher's Guide:
    Available
    Guide Link:
    http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763674664.btg.1.pdf

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    Guy Haydon raised and trained Midnight from the time she was a foal. The two had such a strong bond that when World War I broke out, Lieutenant Haydon slipped away from the frontlines of Gallipoli on an Egypt-bound ship to reunite with his horse. There, in the city of Beersheba, on October 31, 1917, two regiments of the Australian Light Horse Brigade took part in one of the last great cavalry charges in history. Among the first to leap the enemy trenches was Lieutenant Guy Haydon, riding Midnight who succumbed to a bullet that might have otherwise killed her rider. In a new story from an award-winning duo, luminous illustrations and lyrical narration bring a sad moment in history to life.

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    Author Mark Greenwood
    Binding Hardcover
    Book Type Nonfiction
    Grade Content 5
    Accelerated Reading Level 2.9
    Subject Social Studies
    Standard SS5H2. U.S. involvement in World War I.
    Copyright 2014
    Teacher's Guide Available
    Guide Link http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763674664.btg.1.pdf

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