Arabian Nights: Three Tales - Hardcover

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060245859 ISBN 13: 9780060245856

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

‘According to legend, the stories we know as ‘The Arabian Nights’ were first spun out by Scheherazade across a thousand and one nights. Now modern-day Scheherazade Deborah Nourse Lattimore retells a trio of these timeless tales, enriching them with paintings both lavish and luminous. . . .Arabian Nights is a model of painstaking research and a triumph of artistry, from the breathtaking dust-jacket portrait of Aladdin to the gorgeously embellished picture of a genie on the final page. Clearly, this is a book for all ages to treasure and one that elevates its creator to the first rank of American picture book artists.’—Los Angeles Times.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah Nourse Lattimore has traveled all over the world as a scholar, an artist, and a writer. She loves creating picture books that take young readers on amazing journeys back through time to ancient and mysterious cultures. In Medusa, Ms. Lattimore transports readers to the mythological Greece of long ago, when gods meddled with mortals and fates would often be cursed. When not roaming the world, Ms. Lattimore lives in Los Angeles, CA, with her two children.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6?Lattimore retells the traditional "Aladdin," the unusual "Queen of the Serpents," and the adventurous "Ubar, the Lost City of Brass." The paintings, done in dark, rich colors, are elaborate and detailed with folk motifs commonly found in Arabic fabrics, but on occasion the details are so overwhelming that the picture lacks focus. Lattimore is adept at depicting expression and is particularly successful with the Queen of the Serpents. A criticism of the book as a whole is the exclusion of the Scheherezade frame. Children will not have a context for the tales and their place in the thousand and one nights. For younger readers, perhaps these stories will lead them to a more in-depth collection. Share these tales as a read-aloud or offer them for an independent journey.?Cheri Estes, Detroit Country Day School Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060245859
• ISBN 13: 9780060245856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64