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The Odyssey
Louie Stowell
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Description for The Odyssey
Hardback. 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. Illustrator(s): Pincelli, Matteo. Series: Young Reading Series Three. Num Pages: 64 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 4KHJ; 5AH; YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
A retelling of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ written for children who are fully confident readers.
Odysseus is finally heading home after a long war, but his troubles have just begun. Terrible dangers are in store for the hero, from one-eyed monsters to cannibal kings.
Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.
Product Details
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Young Reading Series Three
Condition
New
Weight
212g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409522348
SKU
V9781409522348
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Louie Stowell
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.
Reviews for The Odyssey
"Irresistible for children learning to read" - Child Education Plus; "The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readers. Graded 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 ... Read more