An introduction for young readers to the life of a wild colt on Assateague Island. Join a wild colt as he follows his herd through long summer days in the wetlands of Assateague Island. Light, rhyming verses and beautiful oil paintings carry the reader along, sharing the sights and sounds these famous ponies experience daily. See the colt run along the ocean, buck and kick, chase mosquitoes, and eye turtles and deer at the water hole. This picture book introduces the reader to the life of a Chincoteague pony colt in his coastal habitat beginnings until he is rounded up during the famous wild pony auction and Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island. Educators can bring the wild colt experience into the classroom with the included wildlife identification guide, discussion topics, and facts about wetlands. Families will also treasure this charming story for bedtime reading. Picture book-ages 0-6.

Check out all of Schiffer Publishing's Chincoteague Pony books by Lois Szymanski: Out of the Sea: Today's Chincoteague Pony, 2nd Edition (978-0-7643-6970-4) Chincoteague Ponies: Untold Tails (978-0-7643-4085-7) Surfer Dude: The Legendary Stallion of Chincoteague (978-0-7643-5366-6) Wild Colt (978-0-7643-3975-2) The True Story of Miracle Man (978-0-7643-4420-6) The True Story of Sea Feather (978-0-7643-3609-6) The True Story of Quintilius (978-0-7643-4709-2).