Clever Ali / Nancy Farmer ; illustrated by Gail de Marcken.
By: Farmer, Nancy.
Contributor(s): De Marcken, Gail [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Orchard Books, 2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: [40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9780439370141 (hc.); 0439370140 (hc.); 9781428711341 (BWI bdg.); 1428711341 (BWI bdg.).Subject(s): Homing pigeons -- Juvenile fiction | Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction | Sultans -- Juvenile fiction | Egypt -- History -- 640-1250 -- Juvenile fiction | Homing pigeons -- Fiction | Pigeons -- Fiction | Fathers and sons -- Fiction | Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction | Egypt -- History -- Fiction | Homing pigeons -- Fiction | Father-son relationship -- Fiction | Kings and rulers -- Fiction | Egypt -- History -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] Summary: Seven-year-old Ali's father, keeper of the pigeons for the wicked Sultan, faces the threat of being thrown into the deep, dark oubliette after the bird Ali trained steals the Sultan's cherries, but the clever child finds a way to save them all.
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Seven-year-old Ali's father, keeper of the pigeons for the wicked Sultan, faces the threat of being thrown into the deep, dark oubliette after the bird Ali trained steals the Sultan's cherries, but the clever child finds a way to save them all.
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