Ulysses' Greek Myth Adventure Book for Kids

For this third installment of "Greek Mythology in One Hundred Episodes," Murielle Szac invites us to follow the remarkable fate of Ulysses. Ulysses the traveler in spite of himself, who knows, as he leaves his beloved island of Ithaca, his gentle Penelope and little Telemachus, that he will not see them again for twenty years, not before he has explored unknown lands and seas. Ulysses of a thousand ruses, who will have to find a way to bring the interminable Trojan War to an end, who will have to fight the Cyclops Polyphemus, resist the plant of forgetfulness, the sirens' song, and the charms of the sorceress Circe. Ulysses the castaway, who will more than once go from Charybdis to Scylla. Ulysses the exile, who, throughout his life, has only one desire: to return home and lead a peaceful life with his own. Like the serialized tales of Hermes and Theseus, Ulysses' returns to the orality of the earliest stories. It can be read aloud and shared with family or in class. Made accessible to all, it offers answers, often fabulous, to the questions every human being asks. It aims to be a promise of encounters, listening, and dialogue between young and old. Publication date: March 12, 2015 Format: 26.5 x 23 x 2.1 cm, 288 pages Age range: 5-8 years