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Classic Starts®: The Odyssey

Brief Description
An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of The Odyssey, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold,... Read More
Format: Hardback
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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of The Odyssey, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of The Odyssey, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact.

Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs; and the angry sea god Poseidon.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454942436

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 July 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: 10 b/w illus.

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Homer (c.900 BCEc.701 BCE)was an ancient Greek author and poet who was reputed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of Greek literature.

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