Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is an infant boy stranded on an uninhabited desert island. He was nursed and fed by a gazelle and grew to speak the language of animals and birds. His solitary life on the island caused him to think and meditate and thus realize the concept of an Almighty creator of all creatures and things. This story has been translated from Arabic into many languages, and is thought to be the inspiration of Daniel Defoe's famous Robinson Crusoe. Sunflower Books serves to relay cultural and historical anecdotes from the Arab world, in an intriguing manner and elegant style. Dar El Shorouk takes pride in collaborating with an icon of Modern Arabic culture, Mr. Denys Johnson-Davies in publishing this unique series for young readers.