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Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights

Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights Paperback - 1997

by Anonymous

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Penguin Young Readers Group, 1997. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
  • Author Anonymous
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Condition New
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, London
  • Date 1997
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0140367829I2N00
  • ISBN 9780140367829 / 0140367829
  • Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.92 x 5.04 x 0.49 in (20.12 x 12.80 x 1.24 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 970
  • Library of Congress subjects Arabs, Fairy tales
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.22

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Summary

Some of the best-loved stories in the world, originating in Persia, India and Arabia, retold especially for children.

First line

Once upon a time, there ruled over India and China a mighty King, who commanded great armies and had numerous courtiers, followers, and servants.

From the rear cover

The ragamuffin Aladdin finds an old lamp which makes his fortune; a prince disappears on a flying horse; A falcon proves wiser than a king...These tales of kings and princes, magicians, and talking beasts, which were daily entertainment in India, Persia and Arabia over a thousand years ago, are retold especially for children in this vivid, fresh collection.

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About the author

Editor N. J. Dawood (27 August 1927 - 20 November 2014) was an Iraqi-Jewish translator whose lively and poetic English translation of The Koran has never been out of print.