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The Racehorse Who Disappeared

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780241322062

  • Length: 230  Minutes

  • RRP: £7.00

The Racehorse Who Disappeared

Penguin presents the audio download edition of The Racehorse Who Disappeared written and read by Clare Balding.

Life is slowly getting back to normal for Charlie after her reluctant racehorse, Noble Warrior, won the Derby and saved her family from financial ruin. But drama soon returns to Folly Farm when thieves break into the farmyard in the dead of night and kidnap Noble Warrior! With the police baffled and no trace of the prizewinning thoroughbred to be found, Charlie launches her own investigation...

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780241322062

  • Length: 230  Minutes

  • RRP: £7.00

Reviews

  • A heart-warming story with a great girl-power message

    Jacqueline Wilson on The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop

  • A cheerful paean to books, big thighs and working hard to realise your dreams

    Guardian

  • Funny and touching

    Telegraph

  • There are useful human life lessons here: create a team, Balding urges, delegate, do your research, believe in yourself, and magic ensues

    Observer

  • Will inspire girls to aim high

    Daily Express

  • Charlie is a feisty, funny girl who will appeal to pony-mad readers who'll devour all the inside knowledge of the equine world that Balding brings to her debut

    Daily Mail

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About the Author

Clare Balding

When she was young, Clare Balding thought she was a dog. Disappointed to discover she was only human, she did her best to spend every waking hour with dogs and ponies. She could ride before she could walk and, growing up surrounded by racehorses trained by her father, she dreamt of winning the Grand National or riding for Great Britain at the Olympics. Those dreams never came true but the consolation prize hasn't been bad. As a television and radio presenter, Clare has worked at six Olympic Games, the highlight being London 2012, as well as the Winter Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, the Grand National, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon and the Ryder Cup. Clare lives in London with her wife, Alice, their dog Archie and their cat, Button.

Clare Balding

Tony Ross

Tony Ross was born in Wandsworth, but moved during the war to Cheshire. He ended up at the Liverpool Regional College of Art after despairing of working with his first love - horses. He went into teaching after a bad day in an advertising agency, where he was art director, and at first taught in all sorts of areas - design, advertising, typography. At that time he was drawing cartoons in magazines like Punch. He has written and illustrated many popular books for children including Foxy Fables, I'm Coming to Get You and Naughty Nigel, all published in Puffin. He lives in Cheshire with his wife and daughter.

Tony Ross

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