King of the Wind

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689845138
Category : Arabian horse
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Born in the stables of the Sultan of Morocco, an Arabian stallion named Sham is taken to England, along with the loyal yet mute Arab stable boy who tends to him, and becomes one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed.

Album of Horses

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481442589
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Originally published: Chicago: Rand McNally, c1951.

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442488018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he’s a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the colt in, Joel is thrilled! Soon word about Little Bub has spread throughout the entire Northeast—this spirited colt can pull heavier loads than a pair of oxen. And run faster than thoroughbreds! This is the story of the little runt who became the father of the world-famous breed of American horses—the Morgan.

The Godolphin Arabian

Author: Eugene Sue
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461734681
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
A dandy story for all horse lovers and worthy rival to Marguerite Henry's enormously successful King of the Wind . Ms. Henry based her story on this very book, written in 1846 by French author and sportsman Eugene Sue. Here now is Alex de Jonge's immensely readable translation of the original tale—an imaginative mixture of fact and legend recreating the life of the Godolphin Arabian and his constant companion, Grimalkin the cat.

The Godolphin Arabian; or, The history of a thorough-bred. Originally tr. [from Deleytar. pt.1] for the 'Sunday times'.

Author: Marie Joseph Eugène Sue
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description

King of the Wind

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481421336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
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.

All about Horses

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394802435
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
How the horse helped shape civilization, and how man created special breeds for special purposes.

Misty's Twilight

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442488069
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Misty’s Twilight is part thouroughbred, part Chinoteague pony, and one hundred percent fire and talent. A direct descendant of the most famous pony ever, Misty of Chinoteague, Twilight has greatness in her blood. Now it’s her turn to shine, perhaps as a cutting horse, a jumper, or in the graceful art of dressage. Can Twilight, whose ancestors were wild ponies living on an untamed island, do it? Can she compete against the best horses in the world...and win?

Misty of Chincoteague

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442487992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Marguerite Henry’s beloved story of a wild horse’s gentle colt—winner of a Newbery Honor! On the island of Chincoteague, off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland, lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all, Phantom, a rarely-seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her—that is, until a young boy and girl lay eyes on her and determine that they can’t live without her. The frenzied roundup that follows on the next Pony Penning Day does indeed bring Phantom into their lives, in a way they never would have suspected. Phantom would forever be a creature of the wild. But her gentle, loyal colt Misty is another story altogether...

Sea Star

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416927840
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
A wild colt rescued by two children is raised by a mare who has lost her own way.