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Clever Ali / Nancy Farmer ; illustrated by Gail De Marcken.

Farmer, Nancy, 1941- (Author). De Marcken, Gail, (illustrator.).

Summary:

When seven-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown into the deep, dark oubliette. Includes facts about carrier pigeons and the sultan on whom this story is based, as well as an excerpt from "In Praise of Books" by al-Jahiz.

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  • ISBN: 0439370140
  • ISBN: 9780439370141
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Orchard Books, [2006]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (Colophon).
Target Audience Note:
610L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 1 109550.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection.

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Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Homing pigeons > Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers > Juvenile fiction.
Pigeons > Juvenile fiction.
Queens > Juvenile fiction.
Egypt > History > 640-1250 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Novels.

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