Returning home from the Trojan war, Odysseus and his men are trapped in a cave by the one-eyed, man-eating Cyclops called Polyphemus, and Odysseus must concoct a brilliant plan in order to escape.
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From Publishers Weekly
As in his previous retellings, Hutton (The Trojan Horse; Persephone) whittles down a vivid incident in Greek mythology to a length and level of complexity well suited to kids. Here, Hutton visits the Odyssey for the famous encounter between Odysseus and the one-eyed Cyclops, Polyphemus. Odysseus and 12 of his men are trapped in the Cyclops's cave, and the Cyclops has begun to devour his visitors two by two. Wily Odysseus realizes that he can't simply kill the Cyclops lest he and his crew remain trapped forever in the cave, so he devises a daring plan, gouging the Cyclops's eye and having his men escape from the monster's clutches by clinging to the bellies of his sheep when he leads them outside. The unassuming narrative has an appealing, conversational tone: when the crew disembarks on the island and one of his men asks Odysseus why he is taking along a jar of wine, the leader responds, "I don't know, but something tells me to take it." With its mild palette of gentled blues and grays, the watercolor-and-pen art tames some of the gore in this episode, too. Ages 7-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4?This version of the classic story is similar to Leonard Everett Fisher's Cyclops (Holiday, 1991), but Hutton does not frame it within The Odyssey. His pen-and-watercolor illustrations are done in his usual light, slightly impressionistic style, and are less heavy and horrific than Fisher's. But Hutton's cyclops isn't very scary, and the pictures lack tension. The layout, which sometimes places small blocks of text opposite a full-page illustration, often leaves a sense of too much white space. Hutton's writing style is readable, and he spins a good yarn. Add this to your collection if you don't have Fisher's version or if mythology is in demand.?Cheri Estes, Detroit Country Day School Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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