A brand new, fascinating tale of Stone Age Mesopotamia and the legendary king Gilgamesh, from the best-selling author of Horrible Histories and including readers’ notes to help extend learning and exploration of the time period.
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named ‘the outstanding children’s non-fiction author of the 20th century’ by Books For Keeps
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Ideal for readers aged 7+
Mesopotamia, 2500 years ago
Everyone in the tribe must work; all the men go hunting for bulls and mountain lions – apart from Sin-leqi, that is. Sin-leqi stays home and reads tablets in the great temples. The tablets tell tales of the legendary Gilgamesh, tales that are so fantastical that lazy Sin-leqi doesn’t have to work, as long as he keeps telling them. But when the story comes to end, Sin-leqi is in trouble.
A brand new and exciting tale, based on real historical and archaeologicalevidence, this story is full of Terry Deary’s imaginative style and drywit.
Book band: Grey
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‘Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue.just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers’ interest in all things historical’ – Books For Keeps
