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Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor


Young Reading

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No. of pages 48

Published: 2007

Great for age 5-12 years

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A classic adventure story for children who have just started to read alone. Sinbad is the most fearless sailor on the seven seas, facing trolls, giants, whales and wild storms on his adventures. But is his luck about to run out? Vibrantly illustrated by Paddy Mounter. Developed in conjunction with reading experts from Roehampton University.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Usborne Young Reading, Young Reading, Young Reading Series 1 .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Paddy Mounter is a successful author with many books to his credit; this title originally published by Transworld in 1989 sold out three printings and then was uneggsplainably made out of print.

 

This book contains the following story:

The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

The traditional "Sinbad the Sailor" story is one of the tales from the collection of "One Thousand and One Nights" or "Arabian Nights." It recounts the adventures of Sinbad, a wealthy merchant from the city of Baghdad, who embarks on seven incredible voyages across the seas. Each journey is fraught with danger, exotic encounters, and valuable lessons. Here is a summary of Sinbad's seven voyages:

First Voyage: The Valley of Diamonds Sinbad sets sail on his first voyage, but his ship is wrecked on an island. There, he discovers a valley filled with precious diamonds guarded by giant serpents. He manages to escape the island with a load of diamonds, making him immensely wealthy.

Second Voyage: The Giant Birds During his second voyage, Sinbad reaches an island inhabited by enormous birds. He manages to capture one of the birds and uses it to carry him to another land. There, he finds a merchant who helps him return home with valuable goods.

Third Voyage: The Old Man of the Sea In his third voyage, Sinbad lands on an island inhabited by a monstrous old man who clings to his back and refuses to let go. Sinbad ingeniously tricks the old man into letting him go, and he continues his journey, facing more adventures and misfortunes.

Fourth Voyage: The Valley of Snakes On this voyage, Sinbad gets shipwrecked once again, and he finds himself on an island filled with snakes. He escapes the island by tying pieces of meat to his body to distract the snakes. Sinbad eventually returns to Baghdad and regains his wealth.

Fifth Voyage: The City of Giant People In his fifth voyage, Sinbad ends up on an island inhabited by giants. He is taken captive and enslaved. Through cleverness and resourcefulness, Sinbad manages to escape his captors and makes his way back home.

Sixth Voyage: The Land of Monkeys Sinbad's sixth voyage takes him to a remote island where he encounters a tribe of intelligent and mischievous monkeys. He becomes their prisoner but eventually earns their trust and is set free.

Seventh Voyage: The Roc's Egg On his final voyage, Sinbad joins a group of merchants traveling to a far-off land. Along the way, they encounter a gigantic roc, a legendary bird, and its egg. Sinbad is left stranded on the egg, but fortunately, the roc carries him to safety.

Sinbad's adventurous voyages teach him valuable lessons about bravery, resilience, resourcefulness, and the importance of humility. He eventually returns to Baghdad a wiser and wealthier man, having survived incredible challenges and experienced the wonders of the world.

This book is in the following series:

Young Reading

Young Reading Series 1

Usborne Young Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. First Reading covers the first four levels, and Young Reading the next three.Series 1: These titles are for children who have just started reading on their own. They are 48 pages long and typically contain several short stories or one longer story divided into chapters. They use fairly short, simple sentences and everyday vocabulary.Series 2: These titles are for children who are reading more confidently. They are 64 pages long and use varied sentence lengths, more complex sentence structure and more challenging vocabulary.Series 3: These titles are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary and have more complex plots with subplots.

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