Rahmandoust’s Recount of Zal & Simorgh in English

The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults has released an English edition of the story of Zal and Simorgh, from Shahnameh (Book of Kings), epic poem of Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020).
The translation is of a book written in Persian by children’s writer and poet Mostafa Rahmandoust in prose recounting Shahnameh’s story for children. 
The book has been rendered into English by Siamak Mazloumi. The colored illustrations are works of Maneli Manouchehri, ISNA reported on its Persian website.