If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.
E. V. Rieu’s translation has long been beloved and celebrated by scholars and readers alike, and for this Penguin Classics edition, classicist D. C. H. Rieu has revised the work of his father. This edition also includes an introduction by Peter V. Jones.
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.
The Official Sassafras SCIDAT Logbook: Zoology Editionwill help your student document their journey through The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 1: Zoology.
It is old Jake’s job to pick up and deliver milk early every morning, Jake, however, is becoming very old — too old and tired for the job. He is able to carry on only because of the faithful, spirited dog that pulls his dogcart. Jake and Jamie are a team. The dog’s exuberance Inspires the old man, and the old man’s kindness inspires the dog. The two are very devoted to and dependent on one another.
But Jake isn’t really Jamie’s owner. Jamie belongs to Mr. Boon . . .
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works.
Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
The Ology by best-selling children's author Marty Machowski is a stunningly illustrated beginner's theology book to help kids of all ages understand who God is and how we, as his children, relate to him.
Arranged within a traditional systematic theological framework, each truth in The Ology is also connected to the larger redemptive story of Scripture. This storybook of systematic theology takes abstract concepts in the Bible and makes them easier to understand with the use of creative examples, illustrations, and analogies.
Written in the years after the Battle of Marathon, The Oresteian Trilogy affirmed the deliverance of democratic Athens not only from Persian conquest, but also from its own barbaric past.
The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution Compared with the Origin and Principles of the French Revolution is perhaps one of the most important books written on the American Revolution by a European author.
Mark picked up a black and white kitten with four white paws and a white nose. ‘We’ll have this one,’ he said. ‘No,’ said Carol, picking up a grey tabby, ‘we’re having this one, and I’ll call it Fluff because it’s so soft.’ But choosing a kitten soon turns into an argument, and the argument nearly turns into disaster!
Help your child discover nature hiding in your own back yard!
Now you can expand on each gentle nature story in the living science book Outdoor Secrets. Your first- and second-graders can learn more about the secrets that are awaiting them outside! In The Outdoor Secrets Companion you will find nature study ideas, simple projects, beautiful nature poetry, gentle lesson plans, and additional non-twaddle book suggestions that correspond with the stories in Outdoor Secrets.
Living Science—Enjoy these activities and ideas that correspond with the nature stories in the 1903 reprint, Outdoor Secrets.
Saves Time—Relax. All the work has been done for you. We’ve put in the hours of research so you don’t have to.
Gentle and Flexible—Use the simple lesson plans at your own pace. Buzz through the ideas in a Term or meander along throughout the year.
Charlotte Mason in Its Approach—Includes lots of non-twaddle book suggestions, nature study ideas, narration, a nature notebook, and beautiful poetry.
Helpful—Gives you handy tips and reminders of upcoming resources in a convenient Notes column.
From the Publisher:
“Owl sets out to woo Pussycat in a boat laden with fruit from their Caribbean island and with a guitar at his side, ready for serenading."
For over fifty years, Michael Bond’s classic character, Paddington Bear, has charmed readers with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.
This beautiful treasury, featuring R. W. Alley's classic art, collects six stories about Paddington Bear filled with adventure, humour, and marmalade.
One of the most exciting series of a master story teller about the German occupation of The Netherlands during the emotional time of the Second World War (1940-1945).
The country was occupied by the German military forces. The nation’s freedom was destroyed by the foreign men in power. Violence, persecutions and executions were the order of the day, and the main target of the enemy was the destruction of the Christian way of life. In that time the resistance movement of underground fighters became very active. People from all ages and levels joined in and tried to defend the Dutch Christian heritage as much as possible.
The above mentioned book show us how older and younger people were involved in that dangerous struggle. It often was a life and death battle. Every page of this series is full of tension. The stories give an accurate and very vivid impression of that difficult and painful time. These books should also be in the hands of our young people. They are excellent instruments to understand the history of their own country and to learn the practical value of their own confession.