{"product_id":"9780008726669_national-velvet-harpercollins-childrens-classics","title":"National Velvet: HarperCollins Children's Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most famous and loved racing story of all time. \u003cem\u003eNational Velvet\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl’s belief in a horse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it … I never seen such a creature on a horse.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he’s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he’ll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, \u003cem\u003eNational Velvet\u003c\/em\u003e is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside \u003cem\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Flicka\u003c\/em\u003e it is one of the great horse books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘My childhood dreams were based on this book – it was the only place I’d ever seen them come true’ Clare Balding\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enid Bagnold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898305990805,"sku":"9780008726669","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008726669_7ceb0c3a-e11e-4990-9118-3ce44acf3f85.jpg?v=1776888462","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008726669_national-velvet-harpercollins-childrens-classics","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}