Region: Iran

Materials from Iran

Soldier Bear

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

Based on a real series of events that happened during World War II, Soldier Bear tells the story of an orphaned bear cub adopted by a group of Polish soldiers in Iran. The soldiers raise the bear and eventually enlist him as a soldier to ensure that he stays with the company. He travels with [...]

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The Stone: A Persian Legend of the Magi

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

A retelling of the story told to Marco Polo about the Magi of Saveh, three wise men from a town in Persia, who followed a strange star and find a special child.

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Sindbad’s Secret

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

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 destroys the ship. Sindbad finds refuge on [...]

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Sindbad In The Land Of Giants

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

In this stunning sequel to Sindbad: From the Tales of The Thousand and One Nights, Sindbad, now a rich sultan, recounts more of his adventures. On this voyage, Sindbad and his hapless crewmates are driven off course, and their ship is overrun by monkeys. They abandon the ship but row into more trouble, landing on [...]

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Sindbad

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

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 the egg of the Roc (a bird so huge that she [...]

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The Earth Shook

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Little Parisa-Farsi, left alone after an earthquake demolishes her home of Bam, Iran. She doesn’t despair. She does what any little girl would do. She dances. She laughs. She shares. She reveals our common humanity.    

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Forty Fortune

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

A well-intentioned fortune-telling peasant unwittingly tricks a band of local thieves into returning the king’s stolen treasure.

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The Legend of the Persian Carpet

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This book tells how the first Persian carpet was created to replace King Balash’s lost treasure.

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The King and the Three Thieves

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

King Abbas apppears to get caught up in the schemes of three thieves but he has a few tricks of his own and ultimately saves his kingdom from starvation.

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Santa Claus in Baghdad: Stories about Teens in the Arab World

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A collection of eight stories, most previously published in other anthologies, about what it is like to grow up in the Middle East today.

Other Descriptors: Asia, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Short Stories, Syrian Arab Republic, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment