Clever Ali / Nancy Farmer ; illustrated by Gail De Marcken.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0439370140
- ISBN: 9780439370141
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Orchard Books, [2006]
- Copyright: ©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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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.
