Sunny and Ruby

This book is about Sunny and Ruby, two Australian Stock Horses on Tocal. They are siblings and best of friends. Sunny looks up to his older sister, although at times, he is just a tiny bit jealous. With time, care and training both grow to be horses we are all proud of!

This educational story introduces children to horse breeding, training and the role stock horses play in Australian farming. It also explores personal growth, patience and perseverance.

Who this book is for

• Primary school students
• Early childhood educators
• Teachers delivering food and fibre education
• Parents and grandparents looking for educational farm stories
• School libraries 
  

What you'll learn

• Australian Stock Horses
  
• Horse breeding
• Horse training
• Farm work
• Animal care
• Confidence and resilience
• Australian agriculture

About this series

Sunny and Ruby is one of a series of stories aimed at developing agricultural understanding in young students, as well as an appreciation of the work involved in producing food and fibre on Australian farms. The titles in this series are Barbara, Beatrice, Bosley and Bruce, Charlotte, Freda, Jack and Dunedoo and Sunny and Ruby. You can buy the whole series here.

Check out the activities designed to go along with these stories, created by the NSW Department of Primary Industries Schools program! They will help you get the most benefit out of the stories. Find them at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au. These books and related educational activities were shortlisted in the 2020 Educational Publishing Awards Australia. 

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