Clever Ali
By: Nancy Farmer ; illustrated by Gail De Marcken.
Contributors: De Marcken, Gail.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Homing pigeons -- Juvenile fiction; Pigeons -- Juvenile fiction; Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction; Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction; Egypt -- History -- 640-1250 -- Juvenile fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (Colophon).

670  Lexile.

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