A fiction format reissue of Lugalbanda for confident readers. From the land we now call Iraq comes the story of a young prince's extraordinary adventures. On his way to war with his older brothers, Lugalbanda meets the magical Anzu bird, who gives him the power to be strong, tireless and run like lightning. Lugalbanda uses his new power to help resolve the war peacefully and goes on to become a great ruler. Older than the Bible, the Koran and the Greek and Roman myths, this story was discovered over 150 years ago written on ancient clay tablets buried in the desert and it was 100 more years before scholars managed to decode the text and so provide Kathy Henderson with the raw material for her beautiful retelling for children.

 

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Walker Books Ltd .

Kathy Henderson is an artist, printmaker and illustrator as well as an award-winning children's author. Her books include Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up In A War, The Little Boat and The Storm, shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London. Jane Ray is the Smarties-prize winning illustrator of over 30 books.