About this title: This Marguerite Henry classic follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion, brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed, and of the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-13:9780027436297ISBN:0027436292
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-13:9780027436297ISBN:0027436292
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rand McNally
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780528876868ISBN:0528876864
Description: Wesley Dennis. Good. Roundup Library oversized Linen-like cover edition. Small bend to top of bottom corner, pea-sized sticker pull to the cover, otherwise good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company
Date Published: 1967
Description: Wesley Dennis. Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wesley Dennis illustrations. 173 pages. Hardcover. Rand McNally & Company. 1967 later printing. Book: Very good. Clean and complete, showing mild edge wear. No remainder marks. Not ex-library. Unmarked. Dust Jacket: None. 4d. read more
Description: DENNIS., WESLEY. Interior of book is very good with B&W Illustrations., 1972 printing. There is NO dust jacket. Exterior of book is good++ pictorial cover with light edgewear., HARDBACK, NOT XLIBRARY. CHILDREN STORY: Horse story about the Godolphin arabian. Agba, a stable boy for the Moroccan Sultanate has a favorite colt, Sham who runs like the wind. But when the boy and horse leave for France, troubles begin. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rand McNally, Chicago
Date Published: 1948
ISBN-13:9780528876868ISBN:0528876864
Description: Dennis, Wesley. Near Fine. 9" x 6 1/2" 1973 printing. faux-linen paper wraps. tight, bright, clean; no marks or tears. a really nice copy in and out. read more
Edition: 3rd Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company., Chicago
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (UK) 8vo, illus wraps, 174pp. B&W illus by Dennis. Child's name to half-title page and to back cover, crease corners to cover, Good used copy. (1.4 FO 13/5. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780027436297ISBN:0027436292
Description: Dennis, Wesley. Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. Winner of the John Newberry Medal For The Most Distinguished Contribution To American Literature For Children read more
"I loved this story and was totally taken by the horse romance between Sham and Lady Roxana. As with most Marguerite Henry books that I read, I acquired the Breyer Horses to go along with the books for birthdays and Christmas."
"This is one of those good horse books set in Morrocco and England (therefore exposing one to religion other than Christian). It contrasts loving care and unkind treatment and tries to end in a satisfying end."
"This is the story of the founding father of racehorses, Sham, "King of the Wind," and his friend, the stable boy, Agba. The story begins in Morocco where the sultan sends Sham and Agba off to France as a gift for the king. But the French laugh at the little horse and Sham is sent off to a series of owners, here and there, loved and hated, until he finally ends up in England. It is only in England when the true nature of Sham's racing abilities are realized through his offspring, three horses who win for their owner prize after prize."
"What a classic. This book was first read when I was seven years old and would be read another twenty or so times in the next ten years. It's a horse lover's dream: follows the impossibly strong bond between a stable boy and the young Arabian he's promised to look after. We're taken from deserts and palaces to the harsh backstreets of London. Timeless, authentic, comforting, and always moving."
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