The odyssey / retold by Gillian Cross ; illustrated by Neil Packer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 170 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Juvenile
ISBN:
  • 9780763647919
  • 0763647918
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PA4025.Z5 C76 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
The war -- Traveling into disaster -- The giant in the cave -- Aeolus and Circe -- Ghosts and monsters -- Stranded on Calypso's Island -- Nausicaa -- Odysseus the beggar -- A husband for Penelope.
Summary: An illustrated adaptation of the mythology classic traces Odysseus' 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War, a fateful journey marked by a man-eating Cyclops, deadly Sirens, the fury of the sea-god Poseidon and Odysseus' faithful wife's efforts to rebuff greedy suitors.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books John Tomay Memorial Library JNF J 883.01 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31030100169374

"...illustrations were done in gouache pen, and wash."--Colophon.

The war -- Traveling into disaster -- The giant in the cave -- Aeolus and Circe -- Ghosts and monsters -- Stranded on Calypso's Island -- Nausicaa -- Odysseus the beggar -- A husband for Penelope.

An illustrated adaptation of the mythology classic traces Odysseus' 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War, a fateful journey marked by a man-eating Cyclops, deadly Sirens, the fury of the sea-god Poseidon and Odysseus' faithful wife's efforts to rebuff greedy suitors.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.