Annal:1949 Newbery Medal
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Newbery Medal in the year 1949. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
- 1949 Newbery winner
- Score: 9.99
"The sixth horse shall be a bay - not a dark bay, but a clear bay - whose coat is touched with gold. When he flees under the sun he is the wind."
When the Sultan of Morocco selects six horses to send as a gift to the King of France, Agba, a young horseboy, is honored to have his stallion chosen. Sham, a beautiful golden bay named for the Arabian sun, is meant, along with the others, to sire a stronger race of horses throughout Europe. As his escort, Agba must protect Sham's pedigree and present him before the King. But when they arrive, poor Sham is seen as no more than a carthorse and is sent away. Bound by bonds of love and honor, Agba and Sham soon make their way from the streets of France to the racetracks of England and into the history books forever. Readers will be swept away by the riveting story of the world's most renowned Thoroughbred horse ever.
King of the Wind has captured the hearts of readers for more than fifty years.
