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129 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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English
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A collection of stories and myths from ancient Iran filled with kings, heroes, princesses, magical animals and demons. Written as an epic poem by the poet Ferdowsi in the 10th century and retold here in prose.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
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English
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A retelling of a folktale about how a pair of magical slippers always find their way back to the tiger whose mother made them for him.
Set in India, this gorgeous reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale "Abu Kassem's Slippers" features a poor tiger cub who is a very hard worker. His mother weaves him slippers to protect his feet from stones and thorns, and they allowed him to prosper--first making bricks, then building houses, and eventually...
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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'Iran has an ancient tradition of storytelling and poetry where musicians play instruments to bring stories to life. The most important epic in Iran is called the Shahnameh (pronounced Shaah-naah-meh), which means "The Book of Kings". It was written by the poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi who lived about a thousand years ago. It took over 30 years to write, and has over 50,000 rhyming couplets. The Shahnameh is considered to be one of the greatest epics of...
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