Books with author Marguerite [illustrated by Wesley Dennis] Henry

He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables.Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune.Although he was as swift as the desert winds, Sham's proud pedigree would be scorned all his lifeby cruel masters and owners. This is the classic story of Sham and his friend, the stable boy Agba. Their adventures take themfrom the sands of the Sahara to the royal courts of France and, finally, to the green pastures andstately homes of England. For Sham was the renowned Godolphin Arabian, whose blood flows through the veinsof almost every superior Thoroughbred. Sham's speed-like his story-has become legendary.

Publisher's Synopsis: "Paul and Maureen live with their grandparents on the Chesapeake island of Chincoteague. On the nearby island of Assateague lives a band of wild ponies, whose ancestors came to the New World on Spanish galleons centuries before. Every year on "Pony Penning Day," the men round up as many ponies as they can and bring them across the water to Chincoteague for sale. This year, Paul and Maureen want to buy one. They have their eyes on the Phantom, an elusive mare no one has ever been able to capture. Paul, finally old enough to accompany the men on the roundup, is determined to catch her. When he finds the Phantom, he gets a surprise. Phantom has a colt, that Paul names "Misty" the minute he sees her. Getting Phantom and Misty back to Chincoteague is no easy task, but Paul manages to do it. As he expected, Misty captures Maureen's heart too, and Paul and Maureen scrape together the money to buy both ponies. They soon find that following a dream is never as easy as it's supposed to be; they nearly lose the ponies more than once. Ultimately they learn that you can't always keep what you love. Phantom will always be a creature of the wild wind; but Misty has come into their lives to stay. Beloved by generations of children, this classic horse story by the author of the Newbery Medal-winning King of the Wind was itself named a Newbery Honor Book...."

Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was likethe wind, that the white "map" on her shoulders was her mark of freedom. Paul and Maureen Beebe had their hearts set on owning her. They were itching to buy and tame her; andworked hard to earn the money she would cost. But the roundup men had tried to capture her and for twoyears she had escaped them.... Pony Penning Day holds a surprise for everyone, for Paul not only brings in the Phantom, but hernewborn colt as well. Can Paul and Maureen possibly earn enough to buy them both?