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Pea boy and other stories from Iran

Laird, ElizabethAdl, Shirin(Illustrated by)
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Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars...but above all it has stories - of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers.

During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Iran's best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl. Praise for A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq: 'Its baddies are wolves and thieves; its stories are fabulous.' The Daily Telegraph

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Product Details
1845079124 / 9781845079123
Hardback
10/09/2009
United Kingdom
English
61 p. : col. ill.
29 cm
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 219668, Points 2.00, Book Level 5.30,
Early Years - Key Stage 1 Learn More