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The Seventh and Last Voyage

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

This reader is retold from The Arabian Nights, also called The Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries. This version was edited by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith and illustrated by Maxfield Parrish in the early twentieth century. The frame story tells of Sinbad the sailor, a merchant from Bagdad whose seven voyages brought him wealth, wisdom and countless dangers. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Sinbad's final voyage reminds us that understanding and respect—even for animals—can bring rewards that force and violence never could.

Band

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

Length

medium · about 836 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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