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The mechanical horse

Name: The mechanical horse
ISBN: 9781382046657

By Jane Langford

A flying horse carries the prince skywards—but will the inventor’s daring plan really work?

magical daring clever exciting

Genres

Fantasy Adventure Fairy Tales

What is The mechanical horse about?

An inventor creates a wonderful mechanical horse that can fly. When the king offers him gold for it, the inventor asks for something far more valuable: the king’s daughter’s hand in marriage. The king refuses, so the inventor hatches a daring plan. He tricks the king’s son into climbing aboard the horse, then sends it soaring into the sky. Can the prince escape, and will the inventor’s clever scheme succeed?

Pages

24 pages

Reading age

Early Reader (5-8)

This edition

2025

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