The City of Rainbows

The City of Rainbows A Tale from Ancient Sumer

Paperback (01 Jun 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis


Written over four thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, The City of Rainbows is one of the world's oldest folktales, featuring a wise king, a foolish king, magic deeds, talking animals, and a good witch who triumphs over a wicked sorcerer. This book offers the first modern retelling of the story, together with colour cut-paper illustrations based on actual works of Sumerian mosaic art. The City of Rainbows will delight audiences young and old with its vivid characters and timeless humour.

Karen Foster teaches ancient art and archaeology at Yale University.






Book information

ISBN: 9780924171703
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Pub date:
DEWEY: 398.20956702
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 28
Weight: 136g
Height: 203mm
Width: 204mm
Spine width: 7mm