Look inside ...    A Story of the Golden Age of Greek Heroes by James Baldwin This book paves the way to an enjoyable reading of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, by presenting the legends about the causes of the Trojan War woven into a continuous narrative, ending where the story of the Iliad begins. The youthful Odysseus is the hero, as he journeys to visit his grandfather Autolycus, then Nestor and Menelaus, hearing the old stories as he goes.  Ages 8-12 293 pages $13.95

Table of Contents

Front Matter

Back Matter

A Glimpse of the World
A Voyage on the Sea
The Centre of the Earth
The Silver-Bowed Apollo
The King of the Cattle Thieves
Two Famous Boar-Hunts
At Old Cheiron's School
The Golden Apple
The Swineherd
The Sea Robbers of Messene
The Bow of Eurytus
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
A Race for a Wife
How a Great Hero Met His Master
Long Live the King!
The Children of Prometheus
A Cause of War
An Unwilling Hero
Heroes in Strange Garb
Becalmed at Aulis
The Long Siege