He scares away the men and is able to resume his normal life as king.Ĭommentary and Comparison: The best part of this book was probably the beginning because it explained the original cause of the war. After facing struggles with Poseidon, Calypso, and many other Greek entities, he is able to make it back to his home of Ithaca, where he finds his wife Penelope being fawned upon by many men due to his lengthy absence. The main character for most of the book is Ulysses (Odysseus), the Greek king of Ithaca and a man who desperately tries to get home to see his wife after the Trojan War. Summary: This book is a great way to read the Odyssey and the Iliad without having to read Old English. She now lives in Edinburgh with her two children and two cats, Skye and Socks. Other interests and passions include camping, cats, outdoor swimming, news and politics, and music - she plays the trombone and has played in many different bands and orchestras, including performing live on a John Peel session in 2002 with Scottish band Ballboy.Īnna was born and grew up in Yorkshire, but has also lived in Canada as a student, Iceland as an au pair, and Costa Rica as a conservation volunteer, where she saw tarantulas, tapirs, monkeys, sloths, crocodiles and giant katydids. She loves making and crafting, especially sewing, and her house is full of fabrics, craft materials, tools and books. She studied English literature at university, but has always been interested in science, technology and art and design as well. Freelance children’s writer and editor, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Īnna Claybourne writes children's information books on all kinds of topics: science experiments, ancient history, the human body, things to make, the environment, robots, evolution, art, fashion, Shakespeare and many more - as well as retellings of myths, legends and Shakespeare plays, and rhyming stories.
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