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Pea Boy: and other stories from Iran

Elizabeth Laird, Shirin Adl

Pea Boy: and other stories from Iran

Subjects

  • Fairy Tales - myths, legends and folklore from way back
  • Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts

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3 out 5

Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars...but above all it has stories - of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers. During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Iran's best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl. Praise for A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq: 'Its baddies are wolves and thieves; its stories are fabulous.' The Daily Telegraph