The Land of the Dead

mary pope osborne troy howell

Odysseus and his men have defeated the one-eyed giant, but its curse follows them at every turn. Cast out to the open seas by the wind god, Odysseus and his fleet continue the difficult journey home. But they cannot return to Ithaca yet. First they must take on giant cannibals and outwit a beautiful witch, who reveals Odysseus' next challenge - a journey to the mysterious and feared land of the dead.

Genres mythologyclassicsfantasychildrensfictionchapter booksmiddle gradegreek mythologyaudiobookread for school

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2002

Series

Tales from the Odyssey

This edition

Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Published: September 1, 2003 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780786809295
ASIN: 0786809299
Language: English

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Penelope (wife Of Odysseus)

In Homers Odyssey, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him.more...
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Athena (greek Goddess)

In Greek religion and mythology, Athena or Athene (Παλλὰς Ἀθηνᾶ; Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη), is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. Minerva is the Roman...
Circe

In Greek mythology, Circe (Greek Κίρκη) is a minor goddess of magic (or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress). Having murdered her husband, the prince of Colchis, she was expelled by her subjects and placed by her father on the solitary isla...
Telemachus

Telemachus (Greek: Τηλέμαχος, Tēlemakhos, literally "far-fighter") is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope. When Odysseus had been absent for twenty years, and Penelope was being urged to marry one of the insolent and unruly suito...

About the author

mary pope osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.