Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad'
Rosemary Sutcliff (Author)
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad' - Reprint edition (December 13, 2005) - Laurel Leaf - 151 pages ill,pic 4.2 x 0.4 x 6.9 inches
Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.
Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people.
This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and up
9780553494839
FIC/SUT/2005
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad' - Reprint edition (December 13, 2005) - Laurel Leaf - 151 pages ill,pic 4.2 x 0.4 x 6.9 inches
Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.
Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people.
This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and up
9780553494839
FIC/SUT/2005