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The First Voyage

From The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith

This story comes from The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, a classic collection first published in the early twentieth century and retold by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith. The tales of Sinbad the Sailor are hundreds of years old, told and retold across many cultures. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Sinbad's story teaches a child that courage, honesty and resourcefulness can carry a person through dangers and bring them safely home. It is an adventure worth reading.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 543 words in 6 sections · 4 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 (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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