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The Second Voyage

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

This reader is retold from The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, edited by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith and illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, first published in 1909. The Arabian Nights—also called One Thousand and One Nights—is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries. Sinbad's second voyage is one of the most famous: a story of danger, ingenuity and astonishing luck. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The tale rewards a young reader with an unforgettable image—the valley of diamonds, the giant roc, the serpents—and a reminder that quick thinking and courage can turn peril into fortune.

Band

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

Length

long · about 860 words in 6 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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