Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

Contributor(s): Colum, Padraic (Author), Pogany, Willy (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780689868849

Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks

Binding Types:

Paperback

$10.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$23.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$22.74 (100+ copies: $21.99)

List/retail price:

$10.99

Pub Date: July 1, 2004

Dewey: 292.13

LCCN: 2004541378

Lexile Code: 1070

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 10 to 14

Physical Info: 0.72" H x 8.36" L x 5.46" W ( 0.64 lbs) 316 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000020305 ( Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles)

Reading level: 7.30

Interest level: UG

Point value: 13.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc.

Brief description: Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was a poet, a playwright, and a leader of the Irish Renaissance, but he is best known for his works for children, including The Children of Odin and The Golden Fleece (a Newbery Honor Book).

Review Quotes: Publishers Weekly Colum's stirring telling of the Greek epics is unequaled as an introduction to the classic myths for young readers.