Half-god Gilgamesh only comprehends power. He does not care for the people he rules, or even understand what it means to be human. When he forces the populace to labor and starve building a monument to his glory, they pray for help and the Sun God responds by creating Enkidu, a half-animal man who l...
I became a devoted Ludmila Zeman fan after reading her brilliant [b:Gilgamesh|768871|Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1)|Ludmila Zeman|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320466145s/768871.jpg|754933] picture book adaptations. Since then I have been eager to finally get my hands ...
This is the second installment in the Sinbad picture book trilogy adapted and illustrated by Ludmila Zeman. Not surprisingly, I love this as much as I have loved every single thing I have read by her. Her [b:Gilgamesh|768871|Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1)|Ludmila Zeman|http://d202...
Oh Ludmila - I love you so. Thank you so much for your incredible work making these classic stories accessible and delightful for children (and the adults who read with them). This third (and final) installment in the Sinbad picture book trilogy was just as wonderful as the first two (BABY ELEPHAN...
This "invented folk tale" (I think they are called something of the sort) did not feel very authentic, but I did like the illustrations, especially the decorative borders.Also, this is the first book I can think of off-hand that I've come across that that expresses patriotism towards Canada, which I...
This is the last installment in the stellar picture book trilogy based on the ancient Mesopotamian story The Epic of Gilgamesh. And, as with the previous two - Gilgamesh the King and The Revenge of Ishtar - this is a truly superb effort by author/illustrator Ludmila Zeman. King Gilgamesh mourns hi...
The Revenge of Ishtar is the second in the picture book trilogy adaptation of the ancient Mesopotamian poem - The Epic of Gilgamesh. This book picks up right where the last one (Gilgamesh the King) left off - King Gilgamesh and Enkidu are now friends and Uruk is experiencing a time of great peace a...
This first book in The Gilgamesh Trilogy tells the story of a lonely, bitter Mesopotamian god-king named Gilgamesh and his confrontation with Enkidu, a wild beast-man who lives with the animals. Ludmila Zeman has done a fabulous job with both text and illustrations. She (understandably) omitted so...
Log in with Facebook 
