Bowman, D. J. (2016). Step right up: How Doc and Jim Key taught the world about
kindness. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc.
Overview: A fantastic story about a former slave who overcame prejudice. His use of kindness toward animals is a great lesson to share with others. Doc takes in a horse that is not doing well who he nurses back to health. She has a foal that is not developed completely. Doc cares for Jim and raises him to be a strong horse. He also learned that Jim was smart and able to learn skills. Doc taught him to spell and count. Jim Key is an amazing horse.
Level: Middle Grades
Written on reading level - Lexile 910
Genre - Biography
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