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King of the Wind
Sure that the motherless Arabian colt is going to be a great racer, Agba, the Sultan's mute slaveboy, raises the animal and stays with it, even when the horse is sent to France. Times are hard for the two, and they are often treated cruelly, but Agba never gives up his belief in the horse that becomes the ancestor of the great Man o' War.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1949 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780590453165
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Seabird
To help him while away the hours on the whaling ship, Ezra carves a mascot, Seabird, which becomes his constant companion as he journeys around the world and finally gets his own ship. For four generations Seabird brings companionship and luck to Ezra's family as they sail the sea.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1949 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780440841159