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Book

Pea boy and other stories from Iran

Call Number

  • J 398.2 LAIR (CEN)

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Publication Information

London : Frances Lincoln Children's, 2009.

Physical Description

61 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Summary

Retells folktales and fables from Iran, including the story of a mouse and a cockroach who fell in love, a foolish weaver's apprentice, and a boy with the head of a chickpea.

Contents

  • Miss Cockroach and Mr. Mouse
  • The giant okab
  • Kayvan the brave
  • The sparrow's quest
  • Pea boy
  • The prophet Khizir
  • The cloth of eternal life.

Subjects

Added Authors

Shirin Adl