The Children's Homer

The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
Book cover: 'The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy'
Author(s): 
Padraic Colum
Number of pages: 
256 pages
Copyright: 
1918
Publisher: 
Aladdin Books
Binding: 
Softcover
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Review: 
The Children's Homer is an epic adventure about the Trojan War and the homecoming of Odysseus. The two famous tales, The Iliad and The Odyssey, were originally written by Homer, a renowned poet in Ancient Greece. Mr. Colum retells these stories for us. My family used this book as a read-aloud, and enjoyed it immensely. We were all thrilled by the gripping stories and the detailed pictures. It's an excellent book to use when studing Anciect Greece. I would give it five *****rating.

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First reviewed: 
1998-99