Gareth Hinds
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
248 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.
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Language
English
Description
Ancient names come to rich and fascinating life in this lavishly illustrated book for mythology fans and word lovers.
Did you know that "museums" were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That "Janus" was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him?
Where did these words - and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus - come from? From the ancient...
3) Graceling
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English
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In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
