One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

by Geraldine McCaughrean, Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator)

Overview

King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories—of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains—are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.

(paperback reissue of ISBN 0-19-274500-X)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192750136
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/06/2000
Series:	Oxford Story Collections
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	194,404
Product dimensions:	7.64(w) x 5.28(h) x 0.76(d)
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

About the Author

About the Author:
Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of The Odyssey and other titles in the acclaimed Oxford Illustrated Classics series.

Editorial Reviews

"McCaughrean could probably weave a mesmerizing tale from the copy on the back of a cereal box."--Publishers Weekly

"Teachers and librarians will find this version a wonderful addition to school programs focusing on world literature." -- Territorial Tattler

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