Mehdi Azaryazdi

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Mehdi Azar Yazdi (b. 1921) started writing books for children in 1956. He wrote 7 books, each of which is adapted from a classical book in Persian literature and re-written for children in an easy- to-understand style. His most famous work is "Good Stories for Good Children" which won the UNESCO Prize in 1966 and was regarded as the best book of the year in 1967. Also another of his books "Adam" was chosen as the best book of the year in 1968.