{"product_id":"gilgamesh-the-hero-hardcover","title":"Gilgamesh the Hero - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeraldine McCaughrean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Parkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobust, exciting...The most riveting retelling yet of this ancient, ageless tale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(STARRED REVIEW)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarnegie Medal-winning children's author Geraldine McCaughrean offers a heroic retelling of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eworld's oldest written epic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGilgamesh and Enkidu are friends -- best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world! But waiting in the dark is the one enemy they can never overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest stories in the world, ripe with themes that are as current today as they were during the story's inception around 2000 BC.: friendship, fame, courage, happiness.Retold by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, and illustrated with great power by David Parkins, \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that will linger in the imagination long after the book has been put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the oldest stories in the world, and it's about things that still matter to us today: friendship, fame, courage, happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGilgamesh and Enkidu are friends -- best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world! But waiting in the dark is the one enemy they can never overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRetold by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, and illustrated with great power by David Parkins, \"Gilgamesh the Hero is a story that will linger in the imagination long after the book has been put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeraldine McCaughrean\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than a hundred books for children, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (Eerdmans). In addition, she has won every major prize for children's literature in England, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Geraldine lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Parkins\u003c\/b\u003e has been short-listed for the Kurt Maschlerand Smarties awards and commended by the National Art Library Illustration Award. He lives in Lincoln, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.1 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nautilus Award (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gilgamesh the Hero\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44071736344710,"sku":"9780802852625","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/mUq78bR9C39780802852625.webp?v=1781581305","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/gilgamesh-the-hero-hardcover","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}