{"product_id":"gilgamesh-the-hero-9780802852625","title":"Gilgamesh the Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobust, exciting...The most riveting retelling yet of this ancient, ageless tale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(STARRED REVIEW)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarnegie Medal-winning children's author Geraldine McCaughrean offers a heroic retelling of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eworld's oldest written epic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGilgamesh 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that will linger in the imagination long after the book has been put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geraldine McCaughrean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eerdmans Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802852625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e70880 \/ Gilgamesh the Hero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2004 Nautilus Award Winner - Children's Grand Prize","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44147377405997,"sku":"9780802852625","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_9d9a7428-0269-42b1-8290-efcda3ad0c71.jpg?v=1757183883","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/gilgamesh-the-hero-9780802852625","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}