Rubalcaba, Jill. The wadjet eye.RUBALCABA, Jill. The wadjet eye. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers , Clarion A family of application development systems for Windows from SoftVelocity, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL (www.softvelocity.com). Clarion provides a comprehensive set of tools for development, including a screen builder, 4GL and application generator. . 156p. bibliog, c2000.0-618-689273. $5.95. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2000: Damon is a young medical student living in Alexandria in 45 B.C. When his mother dies, he sets off with his good friend Artemas, a would-be soldier, on a dangerous journey to the battlefields of Spain to tell his father the news. On the way their ship is caught in a whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water. , and they escape on a raft just in time, narrowly avoiding shark attacks (this scene is depicted in the exciting illustration on the cover). They are rescued by Cleopatra's ship, and meet the pharaoh herself, who brings them to Rome. In repayment, they agree to find out for her what the tricky orator ORATOR, practice. A good man, skillful in speaking well, and who employs a perfect eloquence to defend causes either public or private. Dupin, Profession d'Avocat, tom. 1, p. 19.. 2. Cicero is up to, to help her convince Caesar that he poses a threat, and they find out for themselves that he is untrustworthy. While in Rome, they also attend the Circus Maximus The Circus Maximus (Latin for greatest circus, in Italian Circo Massimo) is an ancient hippodrome and mass entertainment venue located in Rome. and are shocked and sickened by its brutality. Cleopatra gives the young men an amulet amulet (ăm`yəlĭt), object or formula that credulity and superstition have endowed with the power of warding off harmful influences. , the Wadjet Eye of the title, to protect them, and provides them with horses for their trip. Damon and his father meet up at last in a hospital tent near the bloody battlefields at Munda, where the father has been fighting as a centurion with Caesar's army. Artemas gets to meet his hero Caesar, and is thrilled to be invited to stay on with him and fight, but Damon and his father, happily reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer after many years apart, make plans to return home to Alexandria. Full of action and adventure, this brief novel is a quick and entertaining read. The author has clearly done her research; there is a glossary as well as a lengthy author's note at the end discussing various aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean, from medicine to warfare to Cleopatra's famed facility with languages. The contrasting characters of Damon and Artemas, each courageous in his own way, add to the interest. A good choice for those who enjoy historical fiction or for classes studying ancient history. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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