black ships before troy by rosemary sutcliff

I read it for the purpose of seeing if it would be something worth pursuing in my 8th grade mythology unit.

' Great, comprehensive, illustrated storybook of the Iliad. Though written for children, adults will appreciate it as well. ' This is a great retelling of Homer's Illiad with beautiful illustrations by Alan Lee. It's been a while since I read the Iliad, but I sense Sutcliff sticks very close to the text, simplifying nicely. ' Good retelling of the Iliad for young readers. ' This is a good retelling of The Illiad for kids ' - Caryn, What a wonderful story, I am curious what other Greek stories I have missed out on! ' - Jaron, I am also going to reread this myself with my children listening. ' I have never read the Iliad and after reading this younger version of it for children I am going to.

' Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff (2005) ' - Laura, Enjoyed discussing it w/ my kids too (warning for lunchtime reading: the description of Achille's exploits w/ the body of Hector did not go well w/ lunch!) ' - Josette, ' I never had to read The Iliad in High School or college, so I really enjoyed this re-telling of the story.

' I was very glad to find this illustrated version that I could read to my children. ' Read this a long time ago, but I always like Sutcliff, so it must have been good.

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A study of ancient Greece is really not complete without dipping into the Iliad and this book served well for my 14 year old daughter.' The themes in this book make for great discussion: honor, betrayal, perseverance, vanity, narcissism, forgiveness, and dignity. I think this is especially important in a children's book, because children by nature like to categorize characters in black or white, and literature like this helps them learn that the lines are not so neatly drawn in real life. The character development is such that you are able to 'see' people as neither good nor bad, but as humans who are capable of either. Sutcliff brings the many battle scenes alive in her meticulous telling and is very skilled in her use of vivid imagery. 'This is a children's version of the Iliad, though not beneath the dignity of an adult. A masterly retelling of Homer's epic poem 'The Iliad' recreates the age of heroes in this spellbinding introduction to the Greek Classics.

Black ships before troy by rosemary sutcliff