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Arash the Archer: A Story from Ancient Persia
Contributor(s): Bourbour, Shahriar (Author)

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 ISBN: 0615488234     ISBN-13: 9780615488233
Publisher: Shahriar Bourbour
OUR PRICE: $5.69  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.27 lbs) 108 pages
 
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Arash lives in the city of Ray in ancient Persia. At the age of twelve he is a capable archer. His dream is to shoot an arrow far enough to mark the border between the rival empires of Persia and Tooran. He believes that Simorgh the Queen of Birds has given him a message in the form of a riddle that will help him achieve his dream. But he is unaware that Ahriman the Devil and his Deevs are plotting against him.
This book is inspired by the ancient story of Arash the Swift Arrow who with a single shot sent an arrow all the way to the Oxus River and marked the border between Persia and her rival empire of Tooran.
The story introduces several other characters of Persian mythology including King Hooshang, Simorgh, Zahak, Ahriman and his Deevs, as well as the Zoroastrian philosophy of the constant battle between Good and Evil, to an audience of 8 to 12 year olds.
Children with or without Persian heritage, might be more attracted to the mystery and intrigue in which the heroes are children their own age.
3rd edition includes additions to the plot.
 
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