The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor by James Riordan

The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor by James Riordan

Sinbad's adventures are the most fantastic of the stories in The Thousand and One Nights. During his twenty years as a merchant adventurer, Sinbad encounters a Rookh's egg, a valley of diamonds, streams of amber, a terrifying sea-monster, an ogre's feast, the Cave of the Dead, the Old Man of the Sea and much, much more... For this vibrant retelling, James Riordan has drawn particularly on Sir Richard Burton's remarkable translation. Shelley Fowles tackles the illustrations with gusto and her comic touch gives these classic stories a highly contemporary feel.

Vivid and pacyFinancial Times James Riordan's lively style of narration and the interesting and vibrant illustrations enhance the enchanted aura of the adventures giving this ancient tale a modern appeal to a whole new generation of readers. An interesting and worthwhile book to have in the school library. Books for Keeps Shelley Fowles's illustrations add contemporary freshness and humour to James Riordan's robust retelling and, by making imagination feel very real and very funny, both help to ensure that Sinbad the Sailor sails on to educate and entertain another generation of readers. School Librarian

James Riordan travelled the world collecting folktales and published over thirty volumes of tales from different countries. The Twelve Labours of Hercules won the UK Reading Association Award 1998. He was Emeritus Professor at the University of Surry and Visiting Professor at the University of Worcester, as well as holding honorary degrees from Birmingham, London, Moscow and Grenoble. He regularly reviewed children's books for The Times., and his autobiography, Comrade Jim: the spy who played for Spartak, was published in 2008 by Fourth Estate. He also wrote ten novels for young people. His first, Sweet Clarinet, won the NASEN award in 1999 and was nominated for the Whitbread Prize in 1998. Match of Death won the South Lanarkshire Book Award in 2004, and The Gift was nominated for the NASEN award in 2006. He published a novel on slavery, Rebel Cargo, with Frances Lincoln in 2007. James Riordan died in 2012.

Shelley Fowles was born in South Africa. Her books include The Bachelor and the Bean, winner of the U.S. Maron Vannett Ridgway Honor Book Award 2004. She lives in east London.

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ISBN 13	9781845075316
ISBN 10	1845075315
Titel	The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
Autor	James Riordan
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Quarto Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-10-01
Seitenanzahl	64
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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