Classic Starts: The Iliad
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Classic Starts: The Iliad
By (Author) Homer
Illustrated by Eric Freeberg
Abridged by Kathleen Olmstead
Union Square & Co.
Sterling
7th January 2014
5th December 2013
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
808.80351
Physical Properties
Hardback
160
Width 137mm, Height 191mm
Description
This high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young readers to Homer's thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life characters like Achilles, and the famed Greek gods, The Iliad is truly the ultimate adventure story.
Author Bio
Academic consultant Dr. Arthur Pober has spent over 20 years in the areas of early childhood and gifted education. He has been the principal of one of the world's oldest laboratory schools for gifted youngsters, Hunter College Elementary School, and was Director of Magnet Schools for the Gifted and Talented for over 25,000 youngsters in New York City.
