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| Original Title: | King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian |
| ISBN: | 0027436292 (ISBN13: 9780027436297) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Morocco North Africa |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (1949), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1951) |
Marguerite Henry
Hardcover | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 4.2 | 24097 Users | 739 Reviews
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| Title | : | King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian |
| Author | : | Marguerite Henry |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 1990 by Aladdin (first published 1948) |
| Categories | : | Animals. Horses. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Classics. Young Adult |
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He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune. Although he was as swift as the desert winds, Sham's proud pedigree would be scorned all his life by cruel masters and owners. This is the classic story of Sham and his friend, the stable boy Agba. Their adventures take them from the sands of the Sahara to the royal courts of France and, finally, to the green pastures and stately homes of England. For Sham was the renowned "Godolphin Arabian" whose blood flows through the veins of almost every superior Thoroughbred. Sham's speed-like his story-has become legendary.Rating Containing Books King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Ratings: 4.2 From 24097 Users | 739 ReviewsColumn Containing Books King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Skip wrote: "Nice summary of Marguerite Henry. Thanks."Thank you. Marguerite Henry has been dear to me for years.King of the Wind is the perfect example of how to fictionalize a true story. None of the elements added to the story took away from the story itself, they simply added its heart and soul. Reading this story, both as a child and an adult, I can place myself in Agba's shoes [or bare feet] and walk those thousands of miles with him and Sham through time. King of the Wind is my favorite horse story, and honestly favorite book, of all time. Henry impresses upon the reader all the beauty and majesty
You dont have to be a horse lover to love Marguerite Henrys classic childrens tale King of the Wind (Rand McNally; 1948.) Winner of the prestigious Newberry Award in 1949, this is Henrys best known book after her Misty of Chincoteague series. Like many other of Henrys books, King of the Wind is told from a childs point of view.In this case, the child is a mute slave named Agba from Morocco who works in the Sultans stables long before the thoroughbred breed was created. He manages to raise an
My quest to read all of the Newbery winners continues:King of the Wind was probably an odd book choice for the gray depths of winter because the first half of it takes place in sunny Morocco. The audiobook even has Moroccan music that plays at the beginning of each chapter. The main character, Agba, is a mute slave boy who works in the Sultans stables. Agba seems to have an easier time connecting to animals than to humans. He especially loves a small, feisty horse named Sham. The Sultan decides
Few authors bring more sympathy and enlightenment to the story of a horse than Marguerite Henry, and King of the Wind happens to be one of her best such books, if not her magnum opus. The story of the closeness between the Godolphin Arabian and his young, loyal master has an emotional stickiness that isn't topped by much else in literature. Though the historicity of the story is fascinating, I think it's the tenderness of relationship that earned King of the Wind the Newbery Medal. Marguerite
Sometimes I return to a book from my childhood to find it has diminished with time. But sometimes, like with this book, I return to find the book different, yes, but equally good. I was a horse-crazy kid, and so I loved all the horsey details in this book when I was young. Now, while I still appreciate those details, I'm even more enamored with Marguerite Henry's gift for bringing scenes to life on the page. Whether things were unfolding at the Moroccan stables, or the court at Versailles, or
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I'm aware that the vast majority of it is made up, but the way Henry weaves the story makes it believable anyway. You want Sham and Agba to be together again, even if Agba wasn't real at all.One of the criticized portions of the story, the cat Grimalkin, actually was real, if not in quite the way he appeared in this book, by the way.Henry tells an entertaining, compelling tale which has endeared the Godolphin Arabian, one of three tail-male
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