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The Princess Warrior
Paperback
Series: Persian Myths
Fairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 11 2021
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.07 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
A Shahnameh story retold for today's children, ages 7-10, in English.
Gordafarid was taught that her country's enemies were cruel, monstrous creatures. She was a warrior, and she was ready to fight them. But she had already begun to wonder why there had to be war at all.
Then she faced the mighty Sohrab on the battlefield, and discovered something no one had prepared her for: her enemy was not a monster. He was a boy her own age.
Gordafarid outwits him, saves her people, and leads them safely out of the castle. No one dies.
What parents should know:
- A retelling, not the classical text. Ferdowsi's tale is the starting point. This version is written for today's children, with courage, cleverness, and empathy in place of bloodshed.
- A Persian heroine for American-born kids. English throughout, so children who don't read Farsi can meet Gordafarid, one of the great heroines of the Shahnameh.
- Ages 7-10. For independent readers and family read-alouds.
- - Good for conversations about courage, seeing the enemy as human, and choosing not to fight.
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