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Gilgamesh the Hero
"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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: Jun 20th, 2003
- Pages: 96
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.10in - 7.80in - 0.50in - 1.04lb
- EAN: 9780802852625
- Recommended age: 11-15
- Categories: • Legends, Myths, Fables - Asian• Diversity & Multicultural• Superheroes
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About the Author
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.
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What people are saying
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers publishes high quality picture books, middle readers, novels, nonfiction, and religious titles for children and young adults.
"McCaughrean turns in a robust, exciting rendition of the world's oldest written epic. . . The most riveting retelling yet of this ancient, ageless tale." —KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) 🛒https://t.co/YWyMxQpUy4 #kidslit #kidsbooks https://t.co/XpoYqXRauf
What people are saying
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers publishes high quality picture books, middle readers, novels, nonfiction, and religious titles for children and young adults.
"McCaughrean turns in a robust, exciting rendition of the world's oldest written epic. . . The most riveting retelling yet of this ancient, ageless tale." —KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) 🛒https://t.co/YWyMxQpUy4 #kidslit #kidsbooks https://t.co/XpoYqXRauf