One Thousand and One Arabian Nights Revised Edition Contributor(s): McCaughrean, Geraldine (Author), Fowler, Rosamund (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0192750135 ISBN-13: 9780192750136 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2000 Annotation: King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. (paperback reissue of ISBN 0-19-274500-X) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: 398.22 |
LCCN: 2001268381 |
Age Level: 10-13 |
Grade Level: 5-8 |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.28" W x 7.64" L (0.47 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Asian |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. (paperback reissue of ISBN 0-19-274500-X) |
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