Arabic edition
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Tales of the First Arabs, Book One
Little Hatim
The Most Generous Boy in the Desert
Hatim’s father trusts his young son with the family camels. Then three travellers arrive, worn out by the road, and Hatim makes a choice nobody expected. His story became the Arabic byword for generosity.
Paperback · 8.5 × 8.5 inches · 38 pages · Ages 4 to 10
Choose your edition
Available in Arabic and English, with each edition written to feel natural in its own language.
English edition
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Inside the book
- Thirty full-page illustrations of old Arabia
- The meanings of words that may be new to a child
- A page on the origin of the story and its sources, for parents and teachers
- A simple activity that encourages a child to practise generosity
- A colouring page at the end of the book
Where the story comes from
The story follows the classical accounts of Hatim al-Ta’i, an ancient Arab poet whose name became the Arabic byword for generosity.