The Odyssey by Louie Stowell

The Odyssey by Louie Stowell

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Zusammenfassung

A retelling of Homer's "Odyssey", the story of a clever but unlucky Greek hero who just wants to get home... but fate has other ideas. It is aimed at fully confident readers who can manage sub-plots and complex sentence structure but don't have the stamina for standard-length books.

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The Odyssey by Louie Stowell

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
"Irresistible for children learning to read" - Child Education Plus; "The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readersGraded in seven levels, these have just enough stretch in them and yet are not too overwhelming" - The Irish Sunday Independent; "Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme" - Julia Eccleshare
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.
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ISBN 13 9781409522348
ISBN 10 1409522342
Titel The Odyssey
Autor Louie Stowell
Serie Young Reading Series 3
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Usborne Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2011-09-01
Seitenanzahl 64
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