Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War: An Epic Tale From Ancient Iraq
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Found in Iraq and older than the Bible, the Koran, or the Torah, this stirring epic - the world's oldest written story - now becomes available to a general readership for the very first time. Lugalbanda woke with a jolt. He opened his eyes and what did he see but the terrible Anzu bird beating its wings in its nest high above. . . . Did he quake? Did he quail? No. Lugalbanda the Brave sat and stared, and into his head came a brilliant idea. Before the Bible and the Koran, before even the Greek and Roman myths, there came a story from the land we now call Iraq. Speaking across five thousand years, in a voice so fresh and timeless it could have been written yesterday, this tale tells of an extraordinary journey, of a magical bird, of a battle that wouldn't end, and of wisdom gained. It is the story of Lugalbanda, a boy in a time of war. Etched on clay tablets in cuneiform, lost underground for thousands of years, and rediscovered just 150 years ago, this account of the epic adventures of a loyal, resourceful boy is renarrated in lyrical prose by Kathy Henderson and set against Jane Ray's glorious images glinting with gold.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0763627828
ISBN13:9780763627829
Release Date:April 2006
Publisher:Candlewick Press (MA)
Length:80 Pages
Weight:1.41 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.5" x 11.3"
Age Range:8 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 3 and higher
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