Tales from the Arabian nights : stories of adventure, magic, love, and betrayal

Napoli, Donna Jo 1948- (author.). Balit, Christina, (illustrator.).

Summary: A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

Record details

ISBN: 142632541X
ISBN: 9781426325410
ISBN: 1426325401
ISBN: 9781426325403
Physical Description: 208 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm
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Publisher: Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Shah Rayar & Shah Zaman -- The donkey, the ox, & the merchants -- The merchant & the Jinni -- The first sheikh -- The second sheikh -- The third sheikh's story & the tale of the fisherman & the Jinni -- King Yunan & Sage Duban -- The husband & the parrot & the ogress -- The three apples -- The Vizier's two sons -- Qamar Al-Zaman -- Ali Baba & the forty theives -- The ebony horse -- Sindbad the sailor -- Sindbad the sailor, voyage 1 -- Sindbad the sailor, voyage 2 -- Sindbad the sailor, voyage 3 -- Sindbad the sailor, voyage 4 -- Sindbad the sailor, voyage 5 -- Sindbad the sailor, voyage 6 -- Sindbad the sailor, the final voyage -- Prince Hussain & the magic carpet -- Aladdin -- Maaruf the cobbler.