Book excerpt: Cheeky Charlie: "Have you ever wondered where ponies came from long ago? How they grew from the size of a dog? How they coped in the ice ages? When people became friends with ponies and why? How the different breeds started and their many uses? Lettie, the ice age pony, helps to tell you." David James Smith is an investigator, historian, breeder, and natural horseman, with national style and performance competitor success. He writes for the pre-teens in an interactive style thereby inspiring their knowledge of world geography and history with many useful illustrations and many surprises.