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Olympians: Poseidon: Earth Shaker
Contributor(s): O'Connor, George (Author), O'Connor, George (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1596438282 ISBN-13: 9781596438286
Publisher: First Second

OUR PRICE: $18.69

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2013
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2011052219

Age Level: 10-14

Grade Level: 5-9

Lexile Measure: 800 GN (Graphic Novel)

Series: Olympians (Hardcover)

Physical Information: 0.49" H x 7.79" W x 10.06" L (0.95 lbs) 80 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Greece
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 185
Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 46
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 156354
Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

In the fifth installment of the Olympians series of graphic novels, author/artist George O'Connor turns the spotlight on that most mysterious and misunderstood of the Greek gods, Poseidon: Earth Shaker. Thrill to such famous myths as Theseus and the Minotaur, Odysseus and Polyphemos, and the founding of Athens--and learn how the tempestuous Poseidon became the King of the Seas.

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Contributor Bio(s): O'Connor, George: -

George O'Connor is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Olympians, the ongoing series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek gods.

His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, pushed the boundaries of the genre as it used as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp's Ball Peen Hammer.George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times-bestselling Kapow! and If I Had A Triceratops. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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