This book contains the following story:
The Adventures of Ulysses
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
No. of pages 186
Published: 2012
Great for age 7-12 years
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"The Adventures of Ulysses" by Bernard Evslin is a retelling of the classic Greek epic, focusing on Ulysses (Odysseus) and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. Encountering legendary creatures like the Cyclops and the Sirens, Ulysses demonstrates bravery, cunning, and resilience. His adventures take him across treacherous seas and into realms of gods and mythical beings. Throughout his quest, he faces challenges that test his leadership and resolve, all while longing to return to his wife, Penelope. The story emphasizes themes of perseverance, loyalty, and the enduring spirit of adventure in the face of adversity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-6th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 186 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Open Road Media Teen & Tween .
Bernard Evslin (1922 1993) was a bestselling and award-winning author known for his works on Greek and other cultural mythologies. The New York Times called him one of the most widely published authors of classical mythology in the world. He was born in New Rochelle, New York, and attended Rutgers University. After several years working as a playwright, screenwriter, and documentary producer, he began publishing novels and short stories in the late 1960s. During his long career, Evslin published more than seventy books over thirty of which were for young adults. His bestseller Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths has been translated into ten different languages and has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. He won the National Education Association Award in 1961, and in 1986 his book Hercules received the Washington Irving Children s Book Choice Award. Evslin died in Kauai, Hawaii, at the age of seventy-seven. "
