arabs

A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to save herself and other young girls from death at the Sultan's hands.

A selection of the tales told each night by Scheherazade to her royal husband in an attempt to save her life, including "The Young Woman and Her Five Lovers," "The Fisherman and the Jinnee," and "The Tale of Kafur the Black Eunuch.".

Accompanied by lively illustrations, this book celebrates the beauty and diversity of Arab life and childhood enthusiasm throughout the entire year as busy kids take part in traditions old and new.

"Heir to the wise Daniel, H?sib is a young woodcutter promised to a great future. When his greedy companions abandon him in the middle of the forest, he meets the Queen of Serpents. She then tells her story, a fabulous adventure filled with gods and demons, princes and prophets . . . From Kabul to Cairo, journeys intertwine with intrigues and spiritual quests while the fabulous nights follow one another . . ."--Back cover.

The memoirs of Emily Ruete who was born a princess in Zanzibar, raised in a harem, married to a German, and then became embroiled in a bitter struggle for political control over the island during the period of nineteenth-century European colonialism.

An illustrated selection of six stories from "The Arabian Nights," including the favorites "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.".

A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

A retelling of the adventures of Aladdin, who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

A retelling of a traditional Arabic tale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a shop in a distant city in order to help her impoverished family.

With the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, Aladdin fights an evil magician and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.