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    Tale of Paradise Lost, The
      An exquisitly illustrated prose retelling of John Milton's famous poem Paradise Lost.
      Author: Willard, Nancy HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

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    Androcles and the Lion
      This book retells the fable of Androcles, a runaway Roman slave, who befriends a wounded lion.
      Author: Nolan, Dennis HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Appointment
      This lavishly illustrated book is a distillation of the classic Somerset Maugham novella Appointment in Samarra. Not until the very end do we realize that the important appointment that the man must keep is an appointment with death. The illust
      Author: Maugham, Somerset HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Catskill Eagle, A
      The book quotes a few lines from Melville's classic, Moby Dick. The art is beautifully evocative and turns the book into more of a coffee table art book than a typical picture book.
      Author: Melville, Herman HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Hero and the Minotaur, The
      This retelling of the Greek hero Theseus' journey to the island of Crete to slay the minotaur and his return to become King of Athens is magnificently illustrated in the style and colors that recall Greek pottery designs. Stylized maps decorate the end
      Author: Byrd, Robert HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Hero Beowulf, The
      This prose retelling of the first part of the earliest poem in English (Anglo Saxon, actually) has strong, vibrant illustrations and helpful supplementary material.
      Author: Kimmel, Eric A. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Moby-Dick
      Melville's classic tale of Ahab's obsessive hunt for the great white whale Moby Dick is retold in a format that includes excerpts from the original, summarized passages (each in a different type face), a very helpful glossary, a labeled cross-section of t
      Author: Melville, Herman/Needle, Jan HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

Literature and Language > literature > classics > Iliad, The
    Black Ships Before Troy
      This beautifully illustrated book retells Homer's epic poem The Iliad about the Trojan War. A glossary of names is included.
      Author: Sutcliff, Rosemary HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Dateline: Troy
      A compelling retelling of the Trojan War story is juxtaposed with newspaper clippings (WWI--Gulf War). The clippings help to develop context for the story. They also reveal powerful parallels between the world of Homer's Iliad and our own.
      Author: Fleischman, Paul HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading


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