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2) The Odyssey
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Description
A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus is more desperate than ever to return home. His wife Penelope, and their son Telemachus, are warding off the men who want to marry her. Then a mysterious stranger gives Telemachus the courage to confront the suitors and to search for his father.
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Series
Usborne young reading volume series 2
Pub. Date
2004
Description
This is a retelling of the adventures of Ulysses, describing the stories of the wooden horse, the Cyclops, the sirens, and the whirlpool monster.
11) The odyssey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Odysseus...faces storm and shipwreck, terrifying monsters and the fury of the sea god Poseidon, as he makes his epic journey home from the Trojan War. It takes him ten years."--Dust jacket.
13) Odysseus
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the character of Odysseus and his importance in Greek Mythology
14) The final battle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents an excerpt from Homer's Odyssey where Odysseus returns to Ithaca and finds that he must fight to regain control from those who are plaguing his family.
16) The Odyssey
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Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The story of Odysseus and his adventures on his trip home from the Trojan War.
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Pub. Date
1986.
Description
Recounts the involvement of Odysseus and the other Greek heroes in the Trojan War and the hardships and adventures endured by Odysseus on his way home from the war. Site reconstructions, photographs, and other archeological evidence depict the civilization of the Greek world at the time of this legendary story.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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Set sail with Odysseus as he fights to find his way back home after the brutal Trojan War. On his ten year journey, he endures harrowing ordeals, battles monsters and learns what it means to be a hero. Award-winning professional storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden's gripping retelling breathes new life into Homer's classic The Odyssey.