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Dateline: Troy

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I have read, both in my childhood and adulthood, many different versions of the Trojan War. The version in this book is well written for both adult and younger audiences.

What is most interesting in this book, however, is its attempt in every page to relate something about behaviors and practices in Ancient Greece to those we find in modern times. The author very ably does this by placing selected newspaper articles - mostly from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s - across each page of the the text as the story of the Trojan War unfolds.

Thus, the book presents subtle comparisons between King Priam's consultation of the Priest of Apollo and a newspaper report of how former President Reagan and his wife used astrology; the competition among Greek godesses to find the fairest among them with a study in the 1990s by some Pennsylvania scientists on how infants respond differently to images of pretty and plain looking women; the spreading of disinformation during the Trojan War to the modern use of psychological warfare; and other comparisons between Ancient Greece and the modern world.

This book thus provides both adult and young readers a foundation to dialogue on how human civlization and institutions have both evolved - and also remained constant in some respects - throughout the ages. This is a very interesting and commendable effort by the author.

This book is about how events over 1,000 years ago still occure in the news today. In the book Paul Fleishman recreates events of the Battle of Troy and finds clippings of newspaper articles that are similsr to the events. An example was during the Battle of Troy servants sacrificed cattle for Zeus so the Greeks could get an edge over the Trojans. The artical reads" Woman kills herself after war protest." As you can seeevents still make headlines about things similar to events that happened in the past. Overall I liked the book.

The approach taken in the teaching of history in this book is rather unusual and in my opinion very successful. The epic Trojan War where the Greeks and Trojans fought for years is one of the linchpins of Western Civilization. That event is taken as the fundamental theme for this book, yet there are also references to modern times.
For each two-page section, on the left page there is a note about an aspect of the Trojan War. They range from descriptions of the battles to the undercurrents involving everything from the actions of the gods to the jealousies between the leaders. On the right page there is an image of pages from modern newspapers where the contents show that nothing about war has really changed over the course of several millennia. The text in the images of the newspapers demonstrates situations very similar to what took place in the Trojan War. Those that advocate peace when war is imminent are generally ridiculed and those that advocate war find that it was not the simple thing that they claimed it would be.
History is best learned when the events can be related to what has happened more recently. It is for that reason that I consider this book an excellent resource for teaching young people why ancient history is not really so ancient.

As a sixth grade teacher, I found this book to be the on the perfect comprehension level for my students to learn about the Trojan War. It also does a wonderful job of showing how the events of Troy were not exclusive to that time period.

One of the most special retellings of the Trojan War I've read. The collages with the newspaper articles, connecting the old tale with modern day happenings in the last few decades is really interesting and provides a new outlook on things. It's a bit different from other versions, as Greek myth goes, but it still captures most of the legend. (There was no happily ever after for Odysseus, though.)

This book got me interested in the Trojan War and made very thought-provoking and captivating comparisons between a world that *seems* very different, but really isn't. The "illustrations" are great. The idea of the tale is very beautifully presented. Read it! (That's not asking too much; its not frightfully long.)

The book Dateline Troy was a book pretty much about war. I also liked this book because it had visuals to go with it like if you didnt understand a part in the book you could look over at the visual and maybe pick it up a little better. The book also didnt loose me in the middle it jumped right to the point. The only part i got confused was remembering the names of all of the Gods, Greeks, and the Trojans. This is one of the best books i have ever read maybe because of the war, but it was still good.

Dateline Troy takes place in the ancient days of the Trojan war. The main characters are, Hecuba, the queen of Troy and the mother of Paris. King Priam, The father of Paris and king of Troy. Paris, the lost prince of Troy,Helen, King Menelaus' wife and queen of Sparta,and Odysseus the brave warrior and king of Ithaca.
One of the important events in this story was the Trojan War and the story of the giant wooden horse.That's one of the themes of this story. Never let you guards down,But I think the author had something more important to get through to the readers. This book shows how modern events can parallel with the events that happened in the ancient times by showing pictures of newspapers with the events from the past years. I Dateline Troy takes place in the ancient days of the Trojan war. The main characters are, Hecuba, the queen of Troy and the mother of Paris. King Priam, The father of Paris and king of Troy. Paris the lost prince of Troy,Helen, King Menelaus' wife and queen of Sparta,and Odysseus the brave warrior and king of Ithaca.
One of the important events in this story was the Trojan War and the story of the giant wooden horse.That's one of the themes of this story. Never let you guards down,But I think the author had something more important to get through to the readers. This book shows how modern events can parallel with the events that happened in the ancient times by showing pictures of newspapers with the events from the past years. I think that this book was interesting yet confusing. It kept going from one character to the next. I don't think I'll enjoy reading mythical books anymore. I can't understand them. They are very unreal. I wouldn't recommend this book to a young child, or someone who enjoys comical books, or books that they can relate to.

Dateline:Troy

Dateline:Troy is a book about the myth Helen of Troy. In the book characters such as Paris go through a series of conflicts with themselves and other people. Paris is an abandoned baby who is left on a mountain. When a man finds the baby he and his wife raise him as their own. Through the story Paris grows up and finds out that the people who raised him are not his real parents. When the battle starts many people go through heartache,grief and triumph.When the war continues the the Greeks build a large wooden horse as a decoy to the Trojan. When the Greeks go to the Trojans base inside of the horse they go on a massacre and kill everyone in their sleep. The theme of this book is that you can outsmart the enemy.

I didn't like this book because I don't care for reading about myths. At times the book was confusing also I didn't care for it because it was hard to comprehend and the transition from begging to middle to end was hard.

I would reccomend this book to people who like to read about myths and folklore because it may be interesting to them. Paul Fleischman is still a good author but this wasn't one of my favorites.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read difficult books, because this book is full of big words. Or anyone who likes war, the book has alot to do with that. But the biggest reason to read this book is if you like and secretly raised him. Paris awarded Aphordite the golden apple and in return she made him invincible in love. The Trojans started a war with the Greeks, But eventually they called a truth. Of course it was broken and the war started up again. At first I didn't really like it but as it went on I did. By the end of the book i thought it was a really good. Like the newborn left to die i didn't like that. But when the war started and the action I liked it then. Another reason I liked it was that it had a big picture on every other page. Over all it was a good book and if I were you I would read this book.