One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0192750135 ISBN13: 9780192750136 Release Date: January 2000 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Length: 288 Pages Weight: 0.40 lbs. Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.6" Age Range: 10 to 13 years Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8 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)