02843cim a2200457 i 4500 2521362569 TxAuBib 20240826120000.0 r 250812s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781490662664 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book 1490662669 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book MWT13537352 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Henry, Marguerite, 1902-, author. King of the Wind [Hoopla] / Marguerite Henry. Unabridged. [United States : Recorded Books, Inc., 2015. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 58 min.)) : digital. spw rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. Read by Davina Porter. Generations of young listeners continue to fall in love with Marguerite Henry's "horse stories." In one of her most famous, King of the Wind, the author traces the ancestry of the great Kentucky Derby winner, Man o' War, whose mysterious pedigree is linked to the noble line leading from the Godolphin Arabian. Born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables, under the watchful eyes of the mute stable boy, Agba, the golden-coated foal seems both a blessing and a curse. On its chest, it bears a cross-hatching of hair believed to be a sign of ill luck. But on its hind heel is s small white spot, the emblem of swiftness. After its mother's death, the foal is nursed by the affectionate Agba who names him Sham, for the sun. Two years later, Agba is called to the Sultan's court and ordered to accompany Sham, and five other horses and their stable boys to France, where the six steeds are to be made a present to the King. Agba and the other boys are given one command: "Each boy will care for the horse in his charge as long as that horse shall live." With this promise to strengthen him, Agba makes the arduous journey across the Sahara to France and the court of Louis XV. Little could he know what heartache and glory his loyalty to the noble Sham would bring. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla Audiobook. Animals Fiction. Children's stories Fiction. Farm life Fiction. Horses Fiction. Lifestyles Fiction. Fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Children's audiobooks. Juvenile fiction Fiction. Porter, Davina, reader. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13537352?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh2017 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/rbd_9781490662664_180.jpeg Cover image