Gilgamesh the Hero

This is one of the oldest stories in the world, and it's about things that still matter to us today: friendship, fame, courage, happiness.

Gilgamesh 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.

Retold 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.

Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/20/2003
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780802852625
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 70880 / Gilgamesh the Hero


Award: Nautilus Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2003 pg. 622
Booklist 09/01/2003 pg. 77
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2003 pg. 1178
PW Notes and Reprints 11/24/2003 pg. 67
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2003 pg. 47
School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 171
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2004 pg. 198
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 135 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 135 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2003
School Library Journal 10/01/2004

About the Author
McCaughrean, Geraldine: - Geraldine McCaughrean has written more than a hundred booksfor children, including the award-winning Gilgames theHero (Eerdmans). In addition, she has won every majorprize for children's literature in England, including theCarnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the GuardianChildren's Fiction Award. Geraldine lives in England.Parkins, David: - David Parkins has been short-listed for the Kurt Maschlerand Smarties awards and commended by the National ArtLibrary Illustration Award. He lives in Lincoln, England.