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Hercules
By Burleigh, Robert & Colón, Raúl
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15201-667-8
- Publisher
- San Diego : Silver Whistle, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1999
Gr 3-6 A picture-book retelling of the final labor of Hercules, hauntingly presented. Told in the third-person present tense, the story follows the legendary hero into the underworld to retrieve the three-headed dog, Cerberus. The narrative is spare, broken into short, poetic lines: "Soundlessly,/They push into the river./And the rocky bank fades behind them." This may be more detailed than some readers want, but they will be drawn in and revel in the story. The success o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
