Tales from the Odyssey
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Book 1 The One-Eyed Giant
Grades 3–5
After a long war to rescue Helen from the city of Troy, Odysseus is anxious to return to his home of Ithaca. However, many obstacles block his route home, including the mysterious lotus-eaters and the monstrous one-eyed Polyphemus.
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Book 2 The Land of the Dead
Grades 3–7
A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.
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Book 3 Sirens and Sea Monsters
Grades 3–7
Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his men, returning from the Land of the Dead determined to sail home to Ithaca, encounter Scylla, the six-headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool.
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Book 4 The Gray-Eyed Goddess
Grades 3–7
For nearly twenty years, Odysseus has fought terrifying giants and monsters, weathered the loss of his men, and angered gods and goddesses. Now he is trapped on the island of the alluring sea goddess, Calypso. Back in Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, are desperately warding…
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Book 5 Return to Ithaca
Grades 3–7
With the help of the gray-eyed goddess, Athena, Odysseus and Telemachus must set out to regain control of Ithaca.
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Book 6 The Final Battle
Grades 3–7
This sixth book of the series presents an excerpt from Homer's ODYSSEY where Odysseus returns to Ithaca and finds that he must fight to regain control from those who are plaguing his family.
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