{"product_id":"black-ships-before-troy","title":"Black Ships Before Troy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths and readers who enjoyed Homer's epic tales comes a retelling of The Iliad by a master storyteller and an award-winning illustrator that evokes the golden age of mythical Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.\n\u003cbr\u003e   Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people. \n\u003cbr\u003e  This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Black Ships Before Troy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAN ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This re-creation of the classic epics [is]...described in vivid, exquisitely cadenced prose....A splendid offering, bringing the ancient tale to new and vibrant life.\"-Kirkus Reviews, Pointer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Sutcliff] brings into vivid focus the mythic story of the Trojan War, with all of its visually dramatic elements...[and] leaves many of the epic's powerful metaphors intact.\"-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Amazingly told, taut with cunning and terror.\"-Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780553494839\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosemary Sutcliff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:none\"\u003e839 4839 94839 494839\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Batner Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43934178803800,"sku":"9780553494839","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/7564\/3992\/files\/9780553494839.jpg?v=1775052273","url":"https:\/\/batnerbookstore.com\/products\/black-ships-before-troy","provider":"Batner Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}