D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet Care and Management Eloise fell off her mare

Eloise fell off her mare too many times to count

muddled thinking

Photographer: John Herr

Being weighed on a scale

D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet Care and Management Eloise fell off her mareAuthor Helen Wilbur Hardcover 40 pages Size 11 x 10 inches Reading Level 8 to 11 years The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States. But don't call it just a horse race. This annual May event, known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports," is steeped in tradition and pageantry far beyond what happens on the track. Following the alphabet, D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet uses poetry and expository text