- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books (10 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845079825
- ISBN-13: 978-1845079826
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 27.9 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,418,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Very comforting - this is a story which will be in much demand at bedtime. --Inis
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In a big Arabian city, an orphan boy is forced to work as a camel jockey - a dangerous job he doesn't like. But a new friendship and a magical escape into the desert are about to change his life...* "The pictures are beautiful - really evocative." Elizabeth Laird, author of Lost Riders
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A real gem,
By Becky (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Azad's Camel (Hardcover)
Azad's Camel is a real gem. My little boy adores it, he keeps asking me to read it to him each night! The illustrations really are beautiful, each one capturing a mood and telling a story on its own, and the animals and people are so expressively drawn. Highly recommended.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This is a heartwarming story of a young camel jockey who was able to escape the clutches of the evil racers!,
By D. Fowler "Dragonfly77" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Azad's Camel (Hardcover)
Azad was an orphan who lived with his uncle in the city. His job was to take care of a goat and make tea for his uncle and his friends. It was a carefree life and his smiling face and athletic talent drew friends to him. He had lots of fun with his friends and he would entertain them by doing "handstands on the goalpost." They would smile and laugh as he balanced on the post. One day a "rich sheikh," who leaned out the window of his chauffeured car was mesmerized by the sight of such an athletically talented boy and decided to approach Azad's Uncle.
"Let me take the boy. I will train him to be a camel rider. One day he'll be famous." Azad's uncle was not a rich man and decided to let the sheikh take him. He soon found himself sleeping in a tent with several other boys. The sheikh warned him not to listen to "strange stories about talking camels and wandering people." It wasn't long before he found himself at the receiving end of a lash. He tried to convince the man that he could not ride, but in spite of his fear, he didn't land on the ground. Azad soon found himself racing a camel and was "frightened by the camels' blazing speed, and deafened by their thundering hooves and the shouts of the crowd." Later that night the camel began to speak to him. Were the two of them going to be able to escape the madness of the camel races? How would they be able to escape when everyone was watching them? This is a heartwarming story of a young camel jockey who was able to escape the clutches of the evil racers. This tale, without the magical elements, is loosely based on the real life practice of taking away young boys to be trained as camel jockeys. Azad, who found himself in a horrendous predicament, was saved by a magical camel, but there are many children who aren't as lucky. In the back of the book the author discusses the predicament of many such children. This certainly was an eye-opening story, but also one that we can learn from. The artwork, watercolor and ink, is beautiful and meshed quite well with the tale. This is a tale of one spunky little boy you just might want to read about!
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An interesting and informative book,
By Lily White - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Azad's Camel (Hardcover)
I really was not quite sure how to rate this book. I like it very much, but I'm not sure that I can rate it quite as highly for kids. It is, in essence, a scary story.
I have a granddaughter who won't watch Toy Story because it is scary. How would she react to a story about a boy who was essentially in first a sad situation (his parents were dead) and then in an abusive one, even if on the last page he is rescued and "lives happily ever after." And I don't mean the evil step mother sort of sad story, I mean the real thing. I bought the book because of the illustrations. They are great. I "read" the book to my 2 year old grandson, pretty much changing the entire story. He followed the pictures carefully, often making comments. On one page he pointed to the goat and said "he crying, he crying." Well, we wasn't really crying but the anxiety on his face and in his demeanor was clear. The boy was being taken away after his uncle sold him to some creep. It did not say so in the story itself, but it wasn't too hard to figure out and it was verified in the notes after the book. He joins a collection of other boys in a similar situation. Another creep tells the boy not to believe everything his hears. A third creep sends him out to learn the dangerous sport of camel racing while carrying a whip. My grandson thought the camels were neat and the motorcycle even neater He was also curious about the other animals which were unrecognizable to him. As I said, the ending was a happy one, and I really thought that the story is an important one to learn. I found the burqas offensive, but I realize that it hard to write a story about Arabs without them. It is hard to explain to a 2 year old, however - or any kid. With all that said, I would say that is the type of book that is an absolute must for a library. It's a tough world out there and there isn't much reason to pretend that it isn't. However, parents should never give this book to a child without reading it first and deciding how they will be able to handle it. |
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