{"product_id":"the-winged-girl-of-knossos-paperback","title":"The Winged Girl of Knossos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErick Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBetsy Bird\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When push comes to shove, Katniss Everdeen has nothing on Inas, daughter of Daidalos.\"--Betsy Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInas leaps at adventure. She dives to the bottom of the Aegean Sea to harvest sponges and somersaults over charging bulls in front of thousands of people. Best of all, she soars from cliffs wearing the glider-wings her father builds in secret, safe from the prying eyes of their neighbors, who think flying is sorcery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Princess Ariadne seeks Inas's help to hatch a plan with Theseus, a young Greek who's held prisoner in the palace's Labyrinth, Inas doesn't realize how much adventure she is taking on. In fact, Inas suddenly finds that she may be about to lose everything she holds dear on the island of Crete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fun, fast-paced retelling of the Greek myths of Icarus and Theseus, this 1934 Newbery Honor book was ahead of its time and is sure to find lots of fans among today's readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErick Berry\u003c\/b\u003e was the pen name of Allena Champlin (1892-1974), an award-winning author and illustrator. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, studied art in Paris, and spent time in Africa. She wrote nonfiction about life in Africa as well as historical fiction. She was married to author Herbert Best and illustrated many of his books in addition to her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetsy Bird\u003c\/b\u003e is Evanston Public Library's Collection Development Manager. She has served on the Newbery Award committee and written for \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, she runs the blog \"A Fuse 8 Production\" on the \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErick Berry was the pen name of Allena Champlin (1892-1974), an award-winning author and illustrator. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, studied art in Paris, and spent time in Africa. She wrote nonfiction about life in Africa as well as historical fiction. She was married to author Herbert Best and illustrated many of his books in addition to her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771263516960,"sku":"9781589881204","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/503aaf70419f3dd4966ad8f289c11416.webp?v=1780383787","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-winged-girl-of-knossos-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}