The Man Who Listens to Horses Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses Abstract

* In Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, Monty Roberts introduces his love of horses and how his passion originated at an early age.
* In Salinas, California, where Monty grew up, horses were used for Wild Horse Races as part of the...
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