This Hardcover Book item from Frances Lincoln Children´s Books was reviewed on 25-Oct-2008.
Search ISBN:1845073592 offer from Abebooks or used books from Alibris. Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad Reference Book. Classifications : General Ages 9-12 Children's Books Subjects Books General AAS Ages 9-12 Children's Books Subjects Books Greek & Roman Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Literature Children's Books Subjects Books General . Click the following link to view the cover of Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad. Related topics: General. Ages 9-12. Children´s Books. Subjects. Books. General AAS. Ages 9-12. Children´s Books. Subjects. Books. requestid: fcd0f570-ea61-4e4d-b75d-8289a0a72b2e
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1) Hardcover Book Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Frances Lincoln Children´s Books. I´m reading this to my daughter, who loves the story. Some of the writing is a little complex for a first grader to understand, but this version has a beauty to the poetry of the writing that the DK version, though straightforward and more easily understood, does not.
Highly recommended.¤ 2) Hardcover Book Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Frances Lincoln Children´s Books. Black Ships Before Troy is a marvelous retelling of the story of the Trojan War. The book goes beyond The Iliad to include the stories leading up to the war and what happens after the Iliad closes with the burial of Hector. Rosemary Sutcliff has managed to capture the feel of the Homeric epics in her retelling of Troy, and Alan Lee´s illustrations beautifully illuminate the text. The illustrations include scenes depicting Menelaus and Paris fighting and the battle between Ajax and Hector (when Hector has been knocked down by a huge stone) but also smaller embellishments, such as the stylized lion head that appears at the end of a chapter.
I have a Classical Studies degree and have read the ancient epics from the time I was a teenager; the interest that my initial discovery of the Trojan War instilled in me was recalled when I picked up a copy of this book. The dust cover says that the book is for all ages; I think adults whose only contact with the story of Troy is the film with Brad Pitt would find this book highly interesting and learn much about the story of the war that films cannot portray. Black Ships Before Troy was created with a beautiful feel for the story and I hope that the children who read this book would be inspired to someday read the Iliad and Odyssey. This is the kind of book that one wants to keep and recommend to others.
¤ 3) Hardcover Book Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Frances Lincoln Children´s Books. Hello,
We love this book....The artwork is fantastic and the kids really love it when it is time for me to read to them.....They beg me to keep going when we start....I stop every once in a while to reword some of what I have read so they are completely understanding what I am reading....For the most part they get it......Then they illustrate pictures for me and write some written words to go with what they have just heard....Completly enthralled....¤ 4) Hardcover Book Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Frances Lincoln Children´s Books. I read "Black Ships Before Troy" and "The Wanderings of Odysseus" to my then 8-year-old son, who was enthralled by both. Rosemary Sutcliff´s prose is rich and lyrical, and the illustrations in our copies (by Alan Lee) were beautiful.¤ 5) Hardcover Book Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Frances Lincoln Children´s Books. I have read several versions of The Iliad and after checking this book out from the library, decided this was the one I wanted in my permanent library. The illustrations (in the hardback version) are really beautiful and emotive and the story itself has maintained the integrity of the original with the fluency of language even young children can understand. Highly recommended.¤ 6) Hardcover Book Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Frances Lincoln Children´s Books. Homer´s epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. Rich with arresting imagery and memorable characters, its powerful metaphors still permeate modern culture. This brilliant retelling offers young readers an exciting introduction to the heroes of ancient Greece while providing the complete story of the battle of Troy. The legendary beauty, Helen, is abducted, leading to a decade-long conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. This is the Trojan War, where the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hector, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some cases, their tragic ends. Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of the Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women, the Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people. Superb illustrations enhance the story´s dramatic appeal. ¤Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 22-Nov-2008, 18450735929781845073596, 590-430-210-390-921-241-8 
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