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Children's Picture Books
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The King's Chessboard (Picture Puffins) by David Birch Publisher Comments When the wise man refuses to accept a reward for his service to the king, the king insists and so the wise man asks for a payment of rice for each square of the king's chessboard--the amount to be doubled each day. Soon the royal granaries are almost... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Elizabeth Laird Synopsis The Shahnameh is a fabulous collection of stories and myths from ancient Persia, written into an epic poem by the poet Firdousi in the 10th century. The Shahnameh's place in Persian literature is equivalent to the Arthurian legend in Europe. The tales... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Penguin Epics #20: The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor by N J Dawood Publisher Comments A poor man meets a great sailor and asks to hear his tale.JHe is amazed to be told of seven journeys to foreign lands, every one ending in shipwreck.JSindbad the Sailor has grown rich from his travels, but his path to fortune has been anything but easy.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $2.00 Used - Mass Market
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The Roses in My Carpets by Rukhsana Khan Synopsis When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning to weave.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Arabian Nights by Rene Bull Publisher Comments The Irish illustrator René Bull unleashed an exuberant energy in his work that meshed well with the exotic themes and settings of his masterpieces, The Arabian Nights and the Rubaiyat. This new Calla Edition presents 20 full-color plates and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $31.00 Used - Hardcover
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Arabian Nights by Earle (ilt) Goodenow Publisher Comments A selection of thirteen tales told by Scheherazade in the Arabian Nights which enchanted the cruel sultan so much that he gave up executing his daily wives.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Bachelor & the Bean by Shelley Fowles Synopsis When a grumpy old bachelor loses his last lunchtime bean down a well, he starts to yell. To stop the noise, the imp down the well gives him a pot which conjures up delicious food. But when a jealous old lady steals the pot, strange things happen - the... (read more) Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Thousand Nights and One Night by David Walser Publisher Comments This stunningly illustrated selection of tales from the classic Arabian Nights features silhouette and color art by noted children's book illustrator Jan Pienkowski. Retold by David Walser, these interpretations charm the contemporary reader with ... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Sindbad: From the Tales of the Thousand and One Nights by Ludmila Zeman Publisher Comments Perhaps the best known of the Tales of the Thousand and One Nights are those about Sindbad the Sailor. For centuries, people have been fascinated by the stories of a simple, sometimes confused, sailor who mistakes a giant whale for a lovely island and... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sindbad's Secret by Ludmila Zeman Publisher Comments Sindbad the Sailor has escaped death many times and is planning to live the rest of his life on dry land. But the sea beckons, and he sets out for one final adventure. As he sails from a beautiful far-off land where people drink scented tea, a storm... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye Publisher Comments When Sitti, an American girl, goes to visit her grandmother in her small Middle Eastern village on the other side of the world, they don't need words to understand each other's heart. Full color.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World by Shahrukn Husain PW Review "Mulla Nasruddin, a legendary 13th-century character based on a traveling Sufi and the hero of beloved stories in Asia, Africa, and Europe, plays different roles in each of these 22 brief Islamic tales: that of a judicious moderator, a shrewd negotiator,... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Hardcover
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The House of Wisdom by Florence Heide Review (A) beautifully written, magically illustrated, deeply inspiring work of historical fiction.... this is an excellent read-aloud book. (ARAMCO World (Starred Review), April/May 2000)... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Aladdin: And Other Tales from the Arabian Nights by Rosalind Kervin Publisher Comments These classic stories, retold for ages seven and up, feature beautiful illustrations along with new photographs, prints, diagrams, maps, and in-depth background information on the period, setting, and author. An excellent introduction to these great... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ishtar & Tammuz: A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons by Christopher Moore Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Crocodiles Tale by Jose Aruego Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Binya's Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Arabian nights :their best known tales by Wiggin Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Legends From Eastern Lands by Jaroslav Tichy Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Indigo Jackal (Timeless Stories) by Kumuda Reddy List Price $13.67 Your price: $0.95 Used - Hardcover
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