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The Story of Sinbad the Voyager

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

This tale comes from The Arabian Nights (also called One Thousand and One Nights), a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries. This retelling was published in the early twentieth century by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith, with illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. The text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Sinbad's story teaches that wealth and ease are often earned through extraordinary effort and hardship, not luck or chance—a lesson as relevant today as when it was first told.

Band

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

Length

medium · about 754 words in 4 sections · 3 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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