Title of the work
Country of the First Edition
Country/countries of popularity
Original Language
First Edition Date
First Edition Details
Penelope Lively, In Search of a Homeland. London: Frances Lincoln, 2001, 120 pp.
ISBN
Genre
Action and adventure fiction
Fiction
Instructional and educational works
Myths
Picture books
Target Audience
Children (Appropriate for all ages)
Cover
Courtesy of the Quarto Publishing Group.
Author of the Entry:
Allison Rosenblum, Bar-Ilan University, allie.rose89@gmail.com
Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Elżbieta Olechowska, University of Warsaw, elzbieta.olechowska@gmail.com
Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il
Ian Andrews
, b. 1962
(Illustrator)
Ian was born in Kent, England, he studied at the Croydon College of Art; Camberwell and at the Royal College of Art. He is a freelance animator.
Source:
Profile at biography.jrank.org (accessed: July 4, 2018).
Bio prepared by Allison Rosenblum, Bar-Ilan University, allie.rose89@gmail.com
Photo courtesy of Penelope and her agents from David Higham Associates.
Penelope Lively
, b. 1933
(Author)
Penelope was born and raised in Egypt and came to England in 1945. She has written more than twenty fiction, non-fiction, and contemporary fantasy books for children and adults. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children's books in 1973 and the Booker Prize in 1987.
Sources:
Official website (accessed: June 27, 2018).
Personal column (accessed: June 27, 2018).
Bio prepared by Allison Rosenblum, Bar-Ilan University, allie.rose89@gmail.com
Summary
This is a retelling of the post-homeric story of the Aeneid and of the origins of Rome.
Analysis
In Search of a Homeland is a retelling of the Aeneid, suitable for all ages. It relays the entire story of the Aeneid with bright illustrations that grab the reader’s attention. It starts from the moment the Trojans bring the horse into their city and ends with the formation of Rome.
