Clever Ali
Title
:
Clever Ali
Personal Author EPSB
:
Nancy. Farmer
Summary
:
When seven-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown into the deep, dark oubliette. Includes facts about carrier pigeons and the sultan on whom this story is based, as well as an excerpt from "In Praise of Books" by al-Jahiz.
Year Published
:
2006
Subject
:
Homing pigeons -- Fiction.
Pigeons -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Egypt -- History -- 640-1250 -- Fiction.
Added Author
:
De Marcken, Gail,
Summary
:
When seven-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown into the deep, dark oubliette. Includes facts about carrier pigeons and the sultan on whom this story is based, as well as an excerpt from "In Praise of Books" by al-Jahiz.
ISBN
:
9780439370141
Publisher
:
New York : Orchard Books, 2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Westbrook | E FAR | Book | 30197000060549 | Picture Books |