{"product_id":"lugalbanda-the-boy-who-got-caught-up-in-a-war-an-epic-tale-from-ancient-iraq-aesop-prize-awards-9780763627829","title":"Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War: An Epic Tale From Ancient Iraq (Aesop Prize (Awards))","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War: An Epic Tale From Ancient Iraq (Aesop Prize (Awards))\u003c\/strong\u003e by Henderson, Kathy. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780763627829.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound in Iraq and older than the Bible, the Koran, or the Torah, this stirring epic - the worlds oldest written story - now becomes available to a general readership for the very first time.\n\nLugalbanda woke with a jolt. He opened his eyes and what did he see but the terrible Anzu bird beating its wings in its nest high above. . . . Did he quake? Did he quail? No. Lugalbanda the Brave sat and stared, and into his head came a brilliant idea.\n\nBefore the Bible and the Koran, before even the Greek and Roman myths, there came a story from the land we now call Iraq. Speaking across five thousand years, in a voice so fresh and timeless it could have been written yesterday, this tale tells of an extraordinary journey, of a magical bird, of a battle that wouldnt end, and of wisdom gained. It is the story of Lugalbanda, a boy in a time of war.\n\nEtched on clay tablets in cuneiform, lost underground for thousands of years, and rediscovered just 150 years ago, this account of the epic adventures of a loyal, resourceful boy is renarrated in lyrical prose by Kathy Henderson and set against Jane Rays glorious images glinting with gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986302595125,"sku":"ByrdShop_0763627828","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780763627829_97089ba6-0ab8-452b-bea0-96463169ffbe.jpg?v=1778855234","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lugalbanda-the-boy-who-got-caught-up-in-a-war-an-epic-tale-from-ancient-iraq-aesop-prize-awards-9780763627829","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}