Fortune
by Diane Stanley
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In long ago Persia a poor young man, following the advice of his betrothed, goes to the city to seek his fortune and finds it in an unexpected way.Tags
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Stanley, Diane. Morrow Junior Books, 1990. 32 pp., Hardcover. Grades 2-6.
Jewel-like illustrations replicate the magic of Persian miniature paintings on parchment. The use of a color transparency can be the basis of a lesson on Islamic art as well as a wonderful story. Set in long ago Persia, this is the story of a poor young man who follows the wise advice of his bride-to-be and goes to the city to seek his fortune, finding it in an unexpected way.
Jewel-like illustrations replicate the magic of Persian miniature paintings on parchment. The use of a color transparency can be the basis of a lesson on Islamic art as well as a wonderful story. Set in long ago Persia, this is the story of a poor young man who follows the wise advice of his bride-to-be and goes to the city to seek his fortune, finding it in an unexpected way.
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Diane Stanley was born in 1943 and was raised in Abilene, Texas. She later attended both Trinity University and Johns Hopkins University. Her portfolio of children's book illustrations was creative enough for her to begin publication in 1978. She became an art director for G.P. Putnam & Sons and later began retelling and illustrating classic show more children's books. Stanley has revamped the fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter and has also researched the children's biographies Cleopatra and Leonardo Da Vinci. She also illustrated her mother's book, The Last Princess. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Important places
- Persia
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- Children's Books, Picture Books
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- 398.20935 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Folklore & Folktales Folk literature History, geographic treatment, biography Folklore of the ancient world Folklore of ancient Mesopotamia
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- PZ8 .S483 .F — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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