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Gr 5–7—These are the sort of tales that delight many children and draw them to literature. Completed by the poet Ferdowski in the early 11th century, and originally composed of 60,000 rhymed couplets, Shahnameh is the national epic of the Persian-speaking world. Its stories tell of the kings and heroes of ancient Iran from its mythical beginnings, when Kayumars, "a man of the mountains" chosen as the first king by the Great God, taught his people how to eat and dress themselves in skins. There are stories of great warriors like Sam and his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More