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Sirens and sea monsters / by Mary Pope Osborne ; with artwork by Troy Howell.

Osborne, Mary Pope. (Author). Homer. Odyssey. (Added Author). Howell, Troy, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his men, returning from the Land of the Dead determined to sail home to Ithaca, encounter Scylla, the six-headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0786807725
  • ISBN: 9780786807727
  • ISBN: 0786809302
  • ISBN: 9780786809301
  • Physical Description: 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Illustrations on lining papers.
Formatted Contents Note:
One-eyed giant -- Land of the dead -- Sirens and sea monsters -- Gray-eyed goddess -- Return to Ithaca -- Final battle.
Target Audience Note:
"Ages 8-11"--Cover, p. [4].
760L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 1 69062.
Subject:
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Greek > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Mythology, Greek.
Adaptations.

Available copies

  • 35 of 39 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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Swansboro Branch Library J883 O C-20 (Text) 36015000993077 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J Osborne (Text) 34269000759085 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library J OSB (Text) 80605000757764 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Angier Public Library J 883.01 Osb (Text) 33632002014679 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Badin Branch Library J 883.01 Osb (Text) 101291000104746 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Barco Library J 883 OSB (Text) 3 39488200697367 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Black Mountain Library J883.01 OSB (Text) 0020505847788 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
East Asheville Library J883.01 OSB (Text) 0020505292464 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/25/2026
East Regional Library J OSBORNE (Text) 31781003288196 Juvenile Fiction Available -
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