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The First Voyage of Sinbad

From The Arabian Nights, retold by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith

This reader is drawn from The Arabian Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries and translated into English in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith prepared this edition early in the twentieth century. Sinbad's seven voyages are among the most famous stories in the collection, mixing adventure, peril, and moral reflection. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The tale is worth a young reader's time because it examines the consequences of wasted opportunity, the resilience required to rebuild a life, and the role both chance and character play in a person's fate.

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confidentTypical starting range: ages 12–14

Length

long · about 1054 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith and Maxfield Parrish

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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