Gilgamesh the Hero - Hardcover
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Gilgamesh the Hero - Hardcover
$20.00
by Geraldine McCaughrean (Author), David Parkins (Illustrator)
"Robust, exciting...The most riveting retelling yet of this ancient, ageless tale."
-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)
Carnegie Medal-winning children's author Geraldine McCaughrean offers a heroic retelling of the world's oldest written epic
Gilgamesh and Enkidu are friends -- best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world! But waiting in the dark is the one enemy they can never overcome.
The tale of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest stories in the world, ripe with themes that are as current today as they were during the story's inception around 2000 BC.: friendship, fame, courage, happiness.Retold by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, and illustrated with great power by David Parkins, Gilgamesh the Hero is a story that will linger in the imagination long after the book has been put down.
Back Jacket
This is one of the oldest stories in the world, and it's about things that still matter to us today: friendship, fame, courage, happiness.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu are friends -- best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world! But waiting in the dark is the one enemy they can never overcome.
Retold by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, and illustrated with great power by David Parkins, "Gilgamesh the Hero is a story that will linger in the imagination long after the book has been put down.
Author Biography
Geraldine McCaughrean has written more than a hundred books for children, including the award-winning Gilgamesh the Hero (Eerdmans). In addition, she has won every major prize for children's literature in England, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Geraldine lives in England.
David Parkins has been short-listed for the Kurt Maschlerand Smarties awards and commended by the National Art Library Illustration Award. He lives in Lincoln, England.
Number of Pages: 96
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.1 x 7.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 20, 2003
Award: Nautilus Award (2004)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Gilgamesh the Hero
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 3
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