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Product details
- ISBN 9781409522348
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 139 x 201mm
- Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011
- Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Odysseus is finally heading home after a long war, but his troubles have just begun. Terrible dangers are in store, from one-eyed monsters to cannibal kings. Specially written for confident young readers, this dramatic re-telling is a perfect introduction to Homer's epic tale. Includes links to recommended websites to find out more about Ancient Greece.
"Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme." - Julia Eccleshare
Chapters in this book include:
- Calypso's prisoner
- Odysseus's tale
- A cunning plan
- The bag of winds
- Dead men and deadly voices
- The cattle of the sun
- Ithaca at last
- The challenge
Louie Stowell has written dozens of non-fiction and story titles for Usborne, on everything from space science and coding to the human body and, now, politics. She is now Editorial Director at Ladybird, Penguin Random House and is currently working on four children's fantasy novels.
