Perhaps the best known of the <b>Tales of the Thousand and One Nights</b><i> </i>are those about Sindbad the Sailor. For centuries, people have been fascinated by the stories of a simple, sometimes confused, sailor who mistakes a giant whale for a lovely island and the egg of the Roc (a bird so huge that she can carry an elephant in her talons) for a mountain. Sindbad encounters many dangers, but he prevails in this irresistible trilogy, thanks to nothing but his own wits. Ludmila Zeman&rsquo;s exciting text and lavish illustrations have made <b>Sindbad</b>, <b>Sindbad in the Land of Giants</b>, and <b>Sindbad&rsquo;s Secret</b><i> </i>an international and critical success.