Free Black Beauty educational resources
Explore the world of Black Beauty and the life of Anna Sewell in these free, downloadable resources for students, created in collaboration with the University of East Anglia.
Norfolk
Discover more about where Anna was born and spent most of her life
Literature
Be inspired by Anna’s ground-breaking book to become a writer yourself!
Horses
Learn amazing facts about horses and their relationship with humans
Anna Sewell and Black Beauty
Explore Anna Sewell’s life and key facts about horses like Black Beauty
Writing for Social Justice
Discover the impact disability had on Anna’s life and her empathy towards animals
Other Horse Books
Enjoyed Black Beauty? Here’s some further titles about the lives of horses
Black Beauty PowerPoint template
Use this editable template to create your own presentation for your school, club or group
All Black Beauty resources
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"Anna Sewell’s extraordinary book captured the world’s imagination when it was released in 1877. Black Beauty still has profound lessons to teach us in the 21st century - about empathy, kindness, and the power of one person’s imagination to change the world."
Professor Thomas Ruys Smith
University of East Anglia
"Black Beauty will forever stand out as an example of the ways care and empathy can develop through fiction. Anna Sewell's story can teach us how to see the people, places, and animals around us through new, kind eyes."
Dr Daisy Heywood
University of East Anglia
Introducing a special new edition
Now, for the first time, an edition of Black Beauty has been produced that will directly impact horse welfare in other ways too.
For every special Redwings edition of Black Beauty sold, half of the proceeds will go directly towards the care of our horses and ponies.
The book has been produced by the UEA Publishing Project, with a foreword by Dame Jacqueline Wilson and an afterword from Professor Thomas Ruys Smith.
Where the story began...
Help bring Anna’s story to life with a visit to the house where she was born!
In 2022, Redwings became the custodian of Anna Sewell House in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk – an historic building that dates back to the 16th or 17th century and was the birthplace of the beloved writer.
We welcome students to take a tour and discover more about our work and how we’re continuing Anna’s legacy today.