"Robust, exciting...The most riveting retelling yet of this ancient, ageless tale."
-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

Carnegie Medal-winning children's author Geraldine McCaughrean offers a heroic retelling of the world's oldest written epic

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.

The tale of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest stories in the world, ripe with themes that are as current today as they were during the story's inception around 2000 BC.: friendship, fame, courage, happiness.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.

Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Binding Type: Hardcover
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

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


Award: 2004 Nautilus Award Winner - Children's Grand Prize