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The famous story is illustrated in the style of tenth-century Persian miniatures.
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Text: English, Arabic (translation)
From School Library Journal
Grade 1 Up-- McVitty's measured retelling of this favorite tale from 1001 Arabian Nights provides inspiration for striking illustrations by Australian artist Margaret Early. Intensely colored, intricately patterned, and lavishly illuminated, her full-page paintings and decorative borders, modeled after 10th-century Persian miniatures, are suggestive of the "expensive silks and costly rugs" Ali Baba discovered in the robbers' cave. But, despite their elegance and sophistication, there is considerable storytelling power to Early's paintings. Figures and forms may be stylized, but the lines are graceful and flowing, and the compositions anything but static. Characters pose expressively in service of both illustrations and text and are distinguishable by both their features and their garb. One quibble: Early's lavish use of gold is impressive, but the resultant glare makes the text difficult to read in some lights. Still, this is a well-conceived and beautifully executed interpretation of a favorite tale. A welcome addition to folklore collections large and small. --Marcia Hupp, Mamaroneck Public Library, N.Y.
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- PublisherHarry N. Abrams
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0810918889
- ISBN 13 9780810918887
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
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