Arabian Nights

Jim Weiss' eloquent retelling of the tale of Scheherazade and King Shahriyar introduces three of the most vivid of the Arabian tales: ""The Bird Who Speaks"", ""Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"", and ""The Fisherman and the Genie"". The stories have been shortened and simplified from the original translations and should therefore have broad appeal. The selections are suitable for theatrical improvisation and as a tool to awaken an interest in literature of the ""Saracenic"" civilizations. This worthy addition to school folk collections is from a series that also includes Tales from the Old Testament and Greek Myths… ""

-Booklist (1990)