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Autore |
Worley Peter |
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Titolo |
The if Odyssey : a philosophical journey through Greek myth and storytelling for 8-16 year-olds / / Peter Worley ; illustrated by Tamar Levi |
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London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-0776-2 |
1-4411-2321-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Storytelling in education |
Mythology, Greek - Study and teaching (Elementary) |
Mythology, Greek - Study and teaching (Secondary) |
Philosophy - Study and teaching (Elementary) |
Philosophy - Study and teaching (Secondary) |
Interdisciplinary approach in education |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The war (the Wooden Horse) -- The battle (the Ciconians) -- Happiness and forgetting (the lotus eaters) -- Nobody's home (the Cyclops) -- Captain or crew? (Aeolus and the bag of winds) -- Dinner guests (the Laestrygonians) -- Choices (Circe and the pig men) -- Under the world (Tiresias and the underworld) -- The singing women (the sirens) -- The horror of the rocks (Scylla and Charybdis) -- Clouded (the cattle of Helios) -- The concealer (the island of Kalypso) -- The storyteller (the Phaeacians) -- The stranger (the return home). |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus, but also to that other great Ancient Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with Odysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, the philosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love among many other philosophical issues. From the author of The If Machine, this book offers stories and session plans suitable for use across the curriculum with children aged 8-16. Online you'll |
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