Sindbad the Sailor: From the One Thousand and One Nights - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911091026 ISBN 13: 9781911091028

Publisher: Real Reads, 2016

Synopsis

‘You should hear the remarkable story of my life, for I did not come to where I am now without suffering greatly to reach it. I worked hard in my youth and faced many perils. I have travelled the sea several times, each of my journeys stranger than the last. I shall tell you the strangest of these, the voyages which shaped my destiny.’ Sindbad the Sailor has been to sea seven times, and his voyages have always been dangerous. He has met giant men, snakes and birds – and even the Old Man of the Sea. There are some very strange sights to be seen as he sails the world's oceans. Is that a giant whale or a lovely island? Is that a mountain, or – heaven forbid – could it possibly be the egg of a Roc, a bird so huge that it can carry an elephant in its talons?

Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world’s greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.

About this title

About the Author

An Emirati writer holding a doctorate degree in children's literature, Ali Al-Hammadi's literary contribution includes essays, critical studies and story-telling. He also designs training programmes and workshops for aspiring authors. He previously filled the position of the Director of the Arabic Curriculum in Abu Dhabi Education Council, and is now a full-time writer and publisher. Sura Ghazwan is an Iraqi children's story writer and illustrator. Born in 1989, she graduated from Baghdad University with a degree in English translation. She has practiced visual art for as long as she remembers, has had several exhibitions, and won a number of awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Real Reads
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911091026
• ISBN 13: 9781911091028
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ghazwan Sura
• Number of pages: 64