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| The Wanderings of Odysseus | 
 enlarge | Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 27645
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0553494821
EAN: 9780553494822
ASIN: 0553494821
Publication Date: December 13, 2005
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Product Description
A master storyteller and an award-winning illustrator evoke the golden age of mythical Greece in this spirited retelling of The Odyssey.
From the Hardcover edition.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 the best version of the Odyssey for children May 21, 2002
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I just finished reading the Wanderings of Odysseus to my five year old. Most people would hesitate to read something so complex to one so young, but Ms. Sutcliff breaks up the scenes into manageable bits, which are beautifully illustrated. And while I did need to simplify and explain many of Ms. Sutcliff's words to my little one, she actually looked forward to reading it.
I guess the best compliment that I can pay to this version, is that I read it 3 years ago to my oldest child who was then 5. As I read it to my younger one, my older child would come in periodically to find out what part we were on. He still remembered it quite well and even stopped to listen to it frequently. There are precious few books that appeal to so many ages.
 Buyer beware July 21, 2006
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
Maybe I'm a little slow, but I found Amazon's website to be confusing in that, contrary to the reviews above, this "library binding" edition has NO illustrations. In fact, the editorial reviews for both this edition and the hardback edition are exactly the same, citing the book's wonderful illustrations. But a disclaimer at the end of both editorial reviews indicates that the edition being reviewed is not this one, but one that is out of print or no longer available. On the other hand, while the six customer reviews for both of these editions (hardback and library binding) are likewise identical, none of them include any such disclaimer. At the same time, two of the customer reviews describe the book as "beautifully illustrated", another calls those illustrations "marvelous", and a third writer characterizes them as "fantastic". That may certainly be the case with the hardback edition (which I have now ordered - on the assumption that it DOES include illustrations), but such accolades certainly DO NOT pertain to the "library binding" edition.
A superb read-aloud for elementary age students! September 24, 2002
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This version of The Odyssey is beautifully illustrated, but even if you do not show them the pictures, your children will sit spellbound by the poetic language used by Rosemary Sutcliffe. The many adventures of Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War were thrilling to my 6- and 8-year-old children, and I often found them acting out the day's reading with their stuffed animals later in the afternoon. This is not a "dumbed-down" version of the Odyssey-- it is appropriate for adults as well as children. The poetic style of Homer's original is continued by Sutcliffe. I heartily recommend this book, as well as her book, "Black Ships Before Troy", which is her version of Homer's "The Iliad".
this was the best book I ever read. It was magnificent July 25, 1998
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book was so good I read it for hours.It was by far the best I ever read.Of all the books I read about Odysseus this was the best.It's a masterpiece,it was great!
The Greatest Odyssey In The World!!! February 20, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The greatest book on Homer's "Odyssey" that I have ever read, and I tell you that I have read lots of books on the "Odyssey" and they were junk.
This book was really great and I think that Rosemary Sutcliff and Alan Lee should write and illustrate books about the other heroes of the Trojan War, like the death of Agamemnon, and the wanderings of Menelaus in Africa, and the death of Agamemnon's wife murdered by her children. They, then fled away and only the City of Athens allowed them to be there and be judged for what they had done.
Alan Lee and Rosemary Sutcliff did a great gob on both books they wrote: "Black Ships Before Troy" and "The Wanderings Of Odysseus".
Both books were marvells and I bought both as soon as I saw them, and now I read them all the time! I love to read books about Ancient Greece and I really loved these books that they wrote as a team.
ACHILLES
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