King of the Wind : The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

by Marguerite Henry; Wesley Dennis; Joseph D. Landes

• ISBN13: 9780689846977
• ISBN10: 0689846975
• Edition: DELUXE
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Summary

Sham and the stable boy Agba travel from Morocco to France to England where, at last, Sham's majesty is recognized and he becomes the "Godolphin Arabian," ancestor of the most superior Thoroughbred horses.

Author Biography

Marguerite Henry is one of the most beloved children's authors of our time. Many of her books are now considered classics and are published in gift editions worldwide. Ms Henry won the Newbery Medal in 1948 for King of the Wind, and both Misty of Chincoteague and Justin Morgan Had a Horse are Newbery Honor books.

Table of Contents

The Great Son	11	(19)
The Fast of Ramadan	19	(7)
The Brood-Mare Stable	26	(4)
A Foal Is Born	30	(4)
The Wheat Ear	34	(6)
Camel's Milk and Honey	40	(5)
The Sultan's Command	45	(4)
Six Steeds for a King	49	(11)
Agba Measures Sham	60	(3)
Salem Alick !	63	(5)
The Boy King	68	(9)
The Thieves' Kitchen	77	(6)
Agba Becomes an Awakener	83	(5)
A Strange Threesome	88	(7)
Benjamin Biggle Goes for a Ride	95	(9)
At the Sign of the Red Lion	104	(7)
Newgate Jail	111	(4)
The Visitors' Bell	115	(9)
The Green Hills of Gog Magog	124	(8)
Hobgoblin	132	(10)
Wicken Fen	142	(10)
God's Downs	152	(5)
The Queen's Plate	157	(14)
Father of the Turf	171