Cross, Gillian.

The odyssey / retold by Gillian Cross ; illustrated by Neil Packer. - 1st U.S. ed. - Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012. - 170 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.

At head of title on cover: Homer.

War -- Traveling into disaster -- The giant in the cave -- Aeolus and Circe -- Ghosts and monsters -- Stranded on Calypso's Island -- Nausicaa -- Odysseus the beggar -- A husband for Penelope.

An illustrated adaptation of the mythology classic traces Odysseus' 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War, a fateful journey marked by a man-eating Cyclops, deadly Sirens, the fury of the sea-god Poseidon and Odysseus' faithful wife's efforts to rebuff greedy suitors.

ISBN: 9780763647919 0763647918

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Odysseus (Greek mythology)
Heroes

LC Class. No.: PA4025.Z5 / C76 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 883.01