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(Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edici n biling e ingl s-espa ol) On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who tells them, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." So they named the boy Benaam, which means "nameless." The story tells how he seeks and eventually finds his own true name, and how he also gives away an old dream that he doesn't want - and gets a wonderful new dream. This is one of an illustrated series of Sufi teaching stories from the Middle East and Central Asia that were collected and adapted for children by Idries Shah, and that have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. Among the many insights The Boy Without a Name can provoke is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one's goals in life. Mona Caron's beautiful watercolor illustrations embellish this unusual and captivating story, presenting the wonder of this hidden world to both children and adults.

El d a que nace el ni o, un sabio visita a sus padres y les dice: "Este es un ni o muy, muy importante, y un d a le voy a dar algo maravilloso, pero tendr que darle su nombre primero. As que, por favor, no le deis un nombre todav a." Por lo tanto, llamaron al ni o Benaam, que significa "sin nombre." Esta historia cuenta c mo el ni o busca y finalmente encuentra su nombre verdadero, y c mo regala un viejo sue o que no quiere y obtiene otro nuevo y maravilloso. El cuento pertenece a la serie ilustrada de historias de ense anza suf es originarias del Medio Oriente y el Asia Central, que fueron recopiladas y adaptadas para ni os por Idries Shah. Estas historias, que han cautivado corazones y mentes durante m's de mil a os, est n dise adas para ayudar a los ni os a aprender a examinar sus suposiciones y a pensar por's mismos. Entre las muchas ideas que El ni o sin nombre puede provocar est el concepto de que se necesita paciencia y determinaci n para lograr las metas de la vida. Las hermosas ilustraciones en acuarela de Mona Caron embellecen esta inusual historia presentando la maravilla de un mundo oculto tanto a ni os como a adultos.