Puffin Classics : Aladdin

Puffin ClassicsAuthor: Dawood, N. J.

Brand: Puffin

Edition: Reissue

Binding: paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 208

Release Date: 01-04-1997

Part Number: FBA-|282718

Details: Product Description
Some of the best-loved stories in the world, originating in Persia, India and Arabia, retold especially for children.
From the Back Cover
The ragamuffin Aladdin finds an old lamp which makes his fortune; a prince disappears on a flying horse; A falcon proves wiser than a king...These tales of kings and princes, magicians, and talking beasts, which were daily entertainment in India, Persia and Arabia over a thousand years ago, are retold especially for children in this vivid, fresh collection.
About the Author
N.J. Dawood founded The Arabic Advertising & Publishing Company in 1959, which is now one of the major producers of Arabic typesetting outside of the Middle East. He is best known for his translation of the Koran, the first in contemporary English, for the Penguin Classics in 1956. It has now sold over a million copies.

EAN: 9780140367829

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.0 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English