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Arabian Nights

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This is a great way to expose young readers to a more advanced story. My kids, ages 7 and 10, love to listen to this tape over and over again. Great for long rides to see grandma. I highly recommend it.

I am an art teacher. While they work, I play instrumental music and stories for my students ages 10-14. Jim Weiss's Tales from the Arabian Nights was a big hit. The students were rapt with attention and asked to hear the stories again. I will be buying more of his CD's.

Arabian Nights
My 6 year old was hooked from the start. This version maintained the exotic flavor of the original while presenting the stories in a child friendly phrasing. I have read the full version and love it, but the language is sometimes too elaborate and complex for a child. This is written perfectly for kids. The narrator has a nice voice, easy to listen to. Well done.

The problem is that there are only 4 or 5 stories on this disc. Ali Baba and the 40 thieves being the only one everyone would recognize. The others are great stories I just don't know the names. I really really wish they would add book 2, 3, 4 etc. Yes it does recommend going to the library to get the book to read more stories, and we probably will find a kid friendly book version. However we are in the car a lot and want to listen to books as we travel. This CD lasted about an hour I believe. And WE WANT MORE!

I am looking at other audio books of the Arabian Tales, so we can hear different stories but NONE of them list all the stories that are included on the disc.

This was a birthday gift for my goddaughter. According to her mother, she is enjoying it very much. I'm going to buy other titles as Christmas gifts.

My three and seven-year-old daughters beg to listen to this when we are in the car. The stories have been helpful in inspiring my girls toward increased interest in geography studies of Arab countries and cultures. I highly recommend this recording.