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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 | : | First 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 Of Books King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Ratings: 4.2 From 24097 Users | 739 ReviewsAssessment Of Books King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Added 2/1/11. (first published 1948) Below are the comments I made about _King of the Wind_ at my GR group:I recently listened to the audio version of King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian (first published 1948) by Marguerite Henry. It won the 1949 Newbery Medal, an award given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.This fictionalized story is based on fact. The Godolphin Arabian is the ancestor of the finest thoroughbred horses.I read this book in my preteen era. I checked it out from the library during summer holidays at my ancestral home: but I could not read it because I caught an eye infection. I left for school with the tragedy of an unread book burning in my heart. So imagine my delight when, next year when I came back for the vacation, I found the book still there - my aunt had forgotten to return it! The library must have written it off as "lost".The story of the Godolphin Arabian, blessed with unbelievable
This book is amazing. It's told by a mute boy. No joke. It's amazing because it's about a horse and his boy who is mute, and stays mute through the whole story. Probably my favorite thing about this book is that one of the main characters tells you all about what happened to him and his his horse without saying a thing.
A classic. I've loved this book each and every time I've read it. It's definitely Marguerite Henry at her best.
My daughter is 7 and loves horses. And so it is no surprise that this short book by Marguerite Henry about the Godolphin Arabian was one of her favorites. A fairy tale full of surprises and suspense, the story of Agba and Sham was a nice read. There is a more than a tinge of Orientalism unfortunately, but still it does not distract from the beauty of the prose and the splendid illustrations. A classic!
Before I get much farther into this review, I should probably say that I've never been a "horse book" kind of reader. So if you love Black Beauty and National Velvet and The Black Stallion, you may well like King of the Wind more than I did. A lot of the rest of this Goodreads page is full of people who swear by it, largely based on its excellent descriptions of horses and horse behavior.I can't argue with that -- Henry clearly knew her horses -- but I still wasn't all that sold on King of the
It seems like all the "classic" books about horses follow the same mold; the horse is born, grows up, learns how to handle humans, goes through a casting out period where they are treated horribly and become separated from the people they love, then somewhere toward the end they find their family or human again and all is restored in the world. This book fits right in with that category, so why do we all love it so deeply?The story of Sham is the story of hope, of struggle through hardship and
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