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The Seventh and Last Voyage

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

This story comes from The Arabian Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales told over many centuries. Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith retold these tales for young readers in the early twentieth century. In this final voyage, Sinbad the sailor must make one more journey for the caliph, even though he had promised himself he would never travel again. The story shows how courage and kindness can turn danger into friendship, and how observing the natural world can save a life. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 582 words in 5 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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