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When a poor widow falls ill from exhaustion, her children decide they must go out to work. First Hassan takes a job with a castle lord. Promised gold if he can hold his temper, Hassan fails the test, so his sister Fatima steps in to try her luck. Her efforts pay off in the satisfying conclusion to this exotic original fairy tale. FUll color.
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Overview

When a poor widow falls ill from exhaustion, her children decide they must go out to work. First Hassan takes a job with a castle lord. Promised gold if he can hold his temper, Hassan fails the test, so his sister Fatima steps in to try her luck. Her efforts pay off in the satisfying conclusion to this exotic original fairy tale. FUll color.

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This spry offering from the author and artists who produced The Crow Who Stood on His Beak easily outshines that earlier effort. The relatively lengthy but crisp narrative balances animated dialogue with pithy description, making this a choice read-aloud. Hoping to improve the family fortunes, a brother accepts a strange deal offered by the master of a castle: if he can work for a week without losing his temper, he will receive a gold coin. But if he fails, the master will take away all of his dreams, and "deep and restful sleep will be gone forever." The boy narrowly fails; it is his younger sister, Fatima, who succeeds in outwitting the master. Schami embroiders his plot with fanciful imagery; for example, the master's stolen dreams appear as luminous butterflies locked away in a castle room. Cools and Streich exploit the exotic setting with whimsical depictions of minarets, multilevel Moorish palaces and the master's Aladdin-esque curled slippers. Deftly manipulating proportion, the artists intimate a David and Goliath-style conflict, but their cheery, loose lines and varied perspectives keep the action buoyant and the mood light. Ages 5-8. (Dec.)
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A delightful, feminist adventure in which the art and story provide color to warm, humor to cheer, and a congruous happy ending as the villainous lord is forced to keep his bargain by two "up in arms" women. The unnamed lord of the castle has been using psychology to hire, and fire unpaid, a series of castle helpers. When Fatima's brother tries and fails, she signs on for the job. Success results when she looks high, talks low, and strategizes to make an ally of the silent old servant, Miriam. Fatima provides a role model of a sturdy "I can do" personality.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781558586543
  • Publisher: North-South Books, Inc.
  • Publication date: 12/28/1996
  • Pages: 32
  • Age range: 4 - 8 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.73 (w) x 11.54 (h) x 0.35 (d)

Meet the Author

Rafik Schami was born in the Syrian capital Damascus in 1946, where hefounded a newspaper Al-Muntalek displayed on the walls of the old city.In 1971 he emigrated to Germany, where he worked in factories and restaurantswhile studying chemistry and writing for newspapers and journals.Eight years later he graduated with a Ph.D. and then in 1980 founded theliterary group 'Sudwind' (South wind) and a multi-cultural organizationcalled 'PoLiKunst-Verein'. He received several literary prizes including theHermann-Hesse-Preis and the Prix de Lecture. His latest novel Die dunkleSeite der Liebe (The Dark Side of Love) was published by Hanser in 2004.Rafik Schami has written this book with the culinary help of his sister MarieFadel.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2002

    Great Read Even for Young Adults

    This was a great story of persuing your dreams and overcoming adversity. I really enjoy reading this book.

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