Who Was Seabiscuit?

In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a nation's spirits. No one thought he could be a racehorse. But, he began winning race after race. Read this inspiring tale of a horse with a heart for running.

Discovery Questions

After your child receives and reads this book, Discuss one or more of the following questions to help him/her make connections and build comprehension.

• Does a hero have to be human? What qualities should a hero possess? Talk about it with a parent.
• During the Depression many families lost everything. Their homes, their cars, sometimes even all their clothes. However, many states had begun making horserace betting legal again. Was this a good thing? Or a foolish thing? Talk about it with a parent.
• Red's secret, that he was blind in his right eye, would have prevented him from racing for the rest of his life. Are secrets good or bad? Talk about it with a parent.
• Grog, Seabiscuit's brother, looked a lot like him. Tom Smith would often use Grog in workouts to confuse the press who would come to watch. Is this kind of deception wrong? Talk about it with a parent.

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