Classics in Graphics: Homer’s the Odyssey
A Graphic Novel
Hachette Children's · Print & ebook · Forthcoming
Homer's The Odyssey like you've never seen it - or read it - before!
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- Who it’s for
- Homer’s Odyssey appears as a graphic novel, with simplified text and introductory scene-setting material.
- Genres
- Classic Adaptations, Greek & Roman Myths
- Published
- Hachette Children's, Forthcoming
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Homer's The Odyssey like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: The Odyssey has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Martin Bustamante. This series has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand.
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With dyslexia-friendly design for readers aged 10+; inclusive art so anyone can relate to iconic roles; snappy simplified text; introductory material to set the scene; heaps of material at the back, looking at the play's themes, language, publication, performance in history, a timeline of Shakespeare's life and works, and more! Praise for Classics in Graphics: "[...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down." - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com
Odyssey in Graphics
Homer’s Odyssey appears as a graphic novel, with simplified text and introductory scene-setting material.
Come here for
- A graphic-novel adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey
- Dyslexia-friendly design for readers aged 10+
Expect
- Snappy, simplified text
- Introductory material to set the scene
Where it sits
| Greek & Roman Myths | 73% |
|---|---|
| Classic Adaptations | 56% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Classic Adaptation Comics
- YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics
- Authors
- Steve Skidmore, Steve Barlow, Martin Bustamante
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's
- Published
- Forthcoming
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Classic Adaptation Comics