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Author:

Farmer, Nancy, 1941-

Title:

Clever Ali / Nancy Farmer ; illustrated by Gail De Marcken.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Orchard Books,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Pigeons--Fiction
Pigeons--Juvenile fiction.
Pigeons--Fiction.
Father-son relationship--Fiction
Kings, queens, rulers, etc--Fiction.
Homing pigeons--Fiction
Homing pigeons--Juvenile fiction.
Homing pigeons--Fiction.
Kings and rulers--Fiction
Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Egypt--History--Fiction
Egypt--History--640-1250--Juvenile fiction.
Egypt--History--640-1250--Fiction.

Other Authors:

De Marcken, Gail, ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (Colophon).

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0439370140 (hardcover) :
9780439370141 (hardcover) :

Locations:

VIPA334 -- Arlington Public Library (Arlington)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

VGPC334 -- Fayette Community Library (Fayette)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

JSSX094 -- Janesville School Library (Janesville)

CWPB586 -- Mellinger Memorial Library (Morning Sun)

ELPC715 -- Paullina Public Library (Paullina)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton)