This Boomerang is included in the 2022–2023 year-long program. Award-winning graphic artist Gareth Hinds masterfully reinterprets a story of heroism, adventure, and high action that has been told and retold for more than 2,500 years-though never quite like this.―Amazon Battling man-eating monsters, violent storms, and the supernatural seductions of sirens and sorceresses, Odysseus will need all his strength and cunning-and a little help from Mount Olympus-to make his way home and seize his kingdom from the schemers who seek to wed his queen and usurp his throne. Other classic graphic novels by Gareth Hinds: Poe. Cautions: Sensuality (Odysseus had affairs with both Circe and Calypso the former is shown nude and the latter in bed with the hero.) Overall rating: 3.75 (out of 5) Worldview/moral value: 3. Instead, he offends the sea god, Poseidon, who dooms him to years of shipwreck and wandering. Odysseus is a flawed hero, however, especially in his love lifesee cautions. No refunds.įresh from his triumphs in the Trojan War, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, wants nothing more than to return home to his family. How does the Boomerang fit into the Brave Writer complete language arts program? Learn more on our Getting Started page.Īll products are digital and downloadable. Please review the book to decide if this story is right for your family and to prepare for conversations about the depictions, particularly on pages 53, 125, and throughout Book 22 (beginning on page 212). Vivid and exciting, this graphic novel is a worthy new interpretation of Homer's epic.' -Rick Riordan. The book also visually represents the violence of the epic with scenes of bloodshed and battle. 'Gareth Hinds brings THE ODYSSEY to life in a masterful blend of art and storytelling. The illustrations in this book depict the sensuality of the original text in much the same way ancient Greek sculpture you see in art museums might, including the human form in minimal clothing.
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