Dateline: Troy

by Paul Fleischman

Book Overview

Perhaps the ultimate model for making history relevant. . . . A superb and often inspiring work. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Newbery Medal winner Fleischman goes right to today's headlines and shows that the ancient world and our own are not so very different at all. He retells Homer's tale of the Trojan War, The Illiad, in a brisk narrative that will capture kids' attention." -- Booklist (boxed review)

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763630845
• ISBN13: 9780763630843
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10

Customer Reviews

Are modern humans and institutions like Ancient Greece?

I have read, both in my childhood and adulthood, many different versions of the Trojan War. The version in this book is well written for both adult and younger audiences.What is most interesting in this book, however, is its attempt in every page to relate something about behaviors and practices in Ancient Greece to those we find in modern times. The author very ably does this by placing selected newspaper articles - mostly from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s - across each page of the the text as the story of the Trojan War unfolds.Thus, the book presents subtle comparisons between King Priam's consultation of the Priest of Apollo and a newspaper report of how former President Reagan and his wife used astrology; the competition among Greek godesses to find the fairest among them with a study in the 1990s by some Pennsylvania scientists on how infants respond differently to images of pretty and plain looking women; the spreading of disinformation during the Trojan War to the modern use of psychological warfare; and other comparisons between Ancient Greece and the modern world.This book thus provides both adult and young readers a foundation to dialogue on how human civlization and institutions have both evolved - and also remained constant in some respects - throughout the ages. This is a very interesting and commendable effort by the author.

Dateline Troy

This book is about how events over 1,000 years ago still occure in the news today. In the book Paul Fleishman recreates events of the Battle of Troy and finds clippings of newspaper articles that are similsr to the events. An example was during the Battle of Troy servants sacrificed cattle for Zeus so the Greeks could get an edge over the Trojans. The artical reads" Woman kills herself after war protest." As you can seeevents still make headlines about things similar to events that happened in the past. Overall I liked the book.

A great retelling

One of the most special retellings of the Trojan War I've read. The collages with the newspaper articles, connecting the old tale with modern day happenings in the last few decades is really interesting and provides a new outlook on things. It's a bit different from other versions, as Greek myth goes, but it still captures most of the legend. (There was no happily ever after for Odysseus, though.)

I loved it

This book got me interested in the Trojan War and made very thought-provoking and captivating comparisons between a world that *seems* very different, but really isn't. The "illustrations" are great. The idea of the tale is very beautifully presented. Read it! (That's not asking too much; its not frightfully long.)

THE MANS WORD

The book Dateline Troy was a book pretty much about war. I also liked this book because it had visuals to go with it like if you didnt understand a part in the book you could look over at the visual and maybe pick it up a little better. The book also didnt loose me in the middle it jumped right to the point. The only part i got confused was remembering the names of all of the Gods, Greeks, and the Trojans. This is one of the best books i have ever read maybe because of the war, but it was still good.