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Tales of Arabia: The King And His Three Daughters

The king asks his daughters how much they love him and the answer of his third daughter greatly displeases him. Banished from her home, she will teach her father a valuable lesson when they meet again after many years.

Tales of Arabia: Deenoh and Arbab

Denys Johnson-Davies

This is the story of two little goats and their encounter with a wicked witch. We follow their mother as she challenges the witch, and good wins over evil.

Creatures of Arabia: Mammals

Mike Unwin & Frances LaBonte

From the well-known camel to the rarely seen Arabian leopard, life is not easy for mammals in Arabia. In this book you will meet some of the marvellous and mysterious creatures. Discover sand cats hiding from the heat in burrows, spot the huge ears of a Blanford’s fox, and find out about the sweet-toothed honey badger that can walk all night.

Creatures of Arabia: Sea Creatures

Sue Graves & Frances LaBonte

With their seagrass beds, coral reefs and deep open waters, Arabian seas are full of amazing sea creatures. In this book you’ll discover the sometimes weird and wonderful creatures that lurk in Arabia’s warm seas, from parrotfish that cover themselves in slime, to sailfish that can swim faster than a cheetah can run.

Creatures of Arabia: Reptiles & Amphibians

Martin Walters & Frances LaBonte

Reptiles are superbly adapted to live in Arabia’s deserts under the hot sun. Slithering through this book are bat-catching snakes, skinks that swim through sand and lizards that change colour. But the desert isn’t so perfect for amphibians: Frogs and toads have to stick to wadis and oases to find a nice damp place to live.

Creatures of Arabia: Birds

Sue Graves & Frances LaBonte

From the coasts to the mountains, Arabia is a wonderful place to find birds. Some live there all year round; others stop over during winter migration. This book brings to life the colourful and curious world of birds, with snake-eating eagles, coursers that prefer to run rather than fly, and shrikes that skewer their prey on a thorn.

Humph's Travels

Chrissie Jenkins

Humph is a cute little camel from the United Arab Emirates, who decides to explore his own country. He finds a wonderful land full of amazing places, buildings and projects. Humph has many escapades with his new friends; everything from dune driving to running in a camel race. Read more to find out all about his trip around the Emirates and you will find lots of interesting information too!

This is the first in a series of books on Humph’s Travels; he soon goes international! Look out for them and learn about many new countries with Humph.

Fishcakes and Jelly

Una Rawlinson

Have you ever been invited,
To a party under the sea?
Have you ever had
fishcakes and jelly for tea?
Meet my friends the dolphin,
dugong and whale,
And see my legs change
Into a mermaid’s tail….

Delightfully illustrated, this children’s book is a warm and fun-filled tale which revels in the marine life which aboundant in the Arabian Sea.

The Camel Beauty Contest

Marilyn Sheffield

Kamilla the camel is entered into a beauty contest by her owner. At the contest she finds many beautiful camels. She thinks they are more beautiful than she is but the judge is not only looking for a beautiful face, but also a beautiful personality. Has Kamilla got what it takes to win...?

Sea Djinn

Linda Davies

When Finn Kennedy comes to live in Dubai, he expects to do nothing more adventurous than surf a few good waves. Then he meets Triton, the Sea Djinn, a supernatural being with spectacular powers. Triton reveals that Finn’s parents have been kidnapped at sea by Hydrus, the evil Sea Djinn, who is preparing to wage war against Triton‘s and Finn‘s worlds in a battle of the Djinns that has been brewing for a thousand years.
Triton recruits Finn to his army and bestows on him some of his own powers. Finn, together with his cousin, Georgina, and his friend, Fred, prepares to travel to the underwater lair of Hydrus, far across the sea in the Dark Kingdom, to rescue his parents and to fight Hydrus.
Along the way, the friends meet Mr Violet, no ordinary teacher, who trains them in the skills they will need if they are to have any chance of surviving. Their training is cut short when they find themselves in grave danger and must escape.
They steal a boat and set sail for the Dark Kingdom….

Raya's Globe

Maha Sarraf Shehadeh

Raya wants to find out where she is really from and goes on an imaginary journey, inspired by the globe in her room, exploring each of the countries which are part of her life. By the end of the story, Raya has made a surprising discovery.

Pierre's Adventure in Arabia

Janice Edgar and Donna Acheson-Juillet

Pierre is a Canada Goose who spends most of his time on the shores of Georgian Bay in the province of Ontario located in central Canada. He generally heads ‘south’ for the winter, but, one year, he altered his plans and landed in Arabia.

The Camel That Got Away

Julia Johnson

Some most unusual camels have come into town - unlike real camels, they’re not black or white or brown. I’m sure you will have seen them all over Dubai, for their brightly coloured coats really catch the eye. One day they were standing on public display, and this is the story of the one that got away!