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The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments, collected by Andrew Lang

This reader is drawn from The Arabian Nights Entertainments, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries and presented to English readers by Andrew Lang in the nineteenth century. The frame story of Sindbad introduces the famous sailor's seven voyages, though this reader focuses on the encounter between the weary porter Hindbad and the wealthy Sindbad. The tale reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. It is worth a child's time because it teaches that true success is often built on unseen struggle, and that appearances can be deceiving—a lesson as relevant now as it was a thousand years ago.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

medium · about 842 words in 5 sections · 3 pictures

Source

The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Andrew Lang

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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