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Henry, Marguerite, 1902-1997.

King of the Wind / - Chicago : Rand McNally, c1948. - 172 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

"Books consulted": page 175.

Great son -- Fast of Ramadan -- Brood-Mare stable -- Foal is born -- Wheat ear -- Camel's milk and honey -- Sultan's command -- Six steeds for a king -- Agba measures Sham -- Salem alick!

Follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed and the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life.

Newbery Medal, 1949.

ISBN: 0001381237 9780001381230

LCCN: 48008773

Nat. Bib. No.: GB69-26547

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arabian horse--Juvenile fiction.
Arabian horse--Fiction.
Horses--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fiction.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: PZ10.3.H43

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]