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Golden Fleece: & the Heroes ... Achilles by Padraic Colum; Willy Pogany (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classics
"Still unequaled as an introduction to the classic myths." -- Publishers WeeklyWritten for young readers by a great Irish folklorist, this Newbery Award-winning anthology centers on the legend of the quest for the Golden Fleece. Generations of readers have thrilled to these classic retellings of ancient ...Show more
The Arabian Nights by Padraic Colum
Category: Children's Classics
Genies, wishes, thieves, and treasure abound in these classic stories of magic and adventure from master storyteller Padraic Colum. Every night for a thousand and one nights, Shahrazad begins to tell her husband the king a new tale but each night she stops before finishing. Why? Because the king has ...Show more
The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum
Category: Young Adult
From master storyteller Padriac Colum, winner of a Newbery Honor for The Golden Fleece, comes a collection of fifteen timeless stories inspired by classic Greek literature. Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journe ...Show more
The Golden Fleece - And the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum; Willy Pogany (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classics
Written for young readers by a great Irish folklorist, this Newbery Award-winning anthology was acclaimed by Publishers Weekly as "still unequaled as an introduction to the classic myths." Padraic Colum recounts Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the golden fleece and related stories of Atalanta the hun ...Show more
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