The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl"s belief in a horse. "Velvet"ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it ...I never seen such a creature on a horse." Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he"s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he"ll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National? The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children - and it"s now available as part of the stunning Heritage gift book range by Egmont