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Voices of the Trojan War
Voices of the Trojan War
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Tell us again of the wooden horse;
give us an ageless rhyme
of heroes and battles, of meddling gods,
and a city lost to time.
This invocation to the Muse begins Kate Hovey's exquisite rendition of the events leading up to and during the Trojan War -- the legendary ten-year battle between the House of Priam in Troy and the great heroes of Greece and its allies, in consequence of Paris, the prince of Troy, having carried off Helen, wife of the King of Sparta.
Through passionate verse and evocative images, we are transported to the battlefield to witness the war as it unfolds -- from the moment Paris is manipulated by the gods to fall in love with Helen to the final maneuver by the Greeks, who enter and vanquish the city of Troy by secreting themselves in a gigantic wooden horse.
In listening to the voices and stories of those ancient Greeks and Trojans who struggled, fought, lost, and won, readers everywhere will be deeply moved and will come to a profound appreciation of the delicate nature of humanity and the futility of war.
Author: Kate Hovey
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 11/11/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781442488809
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 80307 / Voices of the Trojan War
give us an ageless rhyme
of heroes and battles, of meddling gods,
and a city lost to time.
This invocation to the Muse begins Kate Hovey's exquisite rendition of the events leading up to and during the Trojan War -- the legendary ten-year battle between the House of Priam in Troy and the great heroes of Greece and its allies, in consequence of Paris, the prince of Troy, having carried off Helen, wife of the King of Sparta.
Through passionate verse and evocative images, we are transported to the battlefield to witness the war as it unfolds -- from the moment Paris is manipulated by the gods to fall in love with Helen to the final maneuver by the Greeks, who enter and vanquish the city of Troy by secreting themselves in a gigantic wooden horse.
In listening to the voices and stories of those ancient Greeks and Trojans who struggled, fought, lost, and won, readers everywhere will be deeply moved and will come to a profound appreciation of the delicate nature of humanity and the futility of war.
Author: Kate Hovey
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 11/11/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781442488809
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 80307 / Voices of the Trojan War
About the Author
Kate Hovey is the author of Arachne Speaks, a Simon & Schuster book.
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