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Divine Comedies: A Gift from Zeus and the Old Testament Made Easy
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Divine Comedies: A Gift from Zeus and the Old Testament Made Easy Hardback - 2016

by Jeanne Steig; William Steig (Illustrator)

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From the publisher

Beloved children's book author Jeanne Steig gives some spice, pizzazz, and a little bit of cheek to well-known classic tales from the Old Testament and Greek mythology, filled with saucy illustrations by Caldecott winner and creator of Shrek!, William Steig.

Who but Jeanne and William Steig would tackle retelling the Old Testament and the Greek myths? The cheekiest of the classic Steig books--The Old Testament Made Easy and A Gift from Zeus--turn the stories you know upside down and are bound together in this divine, deluxe edition for the first time.

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  • Title Divine Comedies: A Gift from Zeus and the Old Testament Made Easy
  • Author Jeanne Steig; William Steig (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books
  • Publication date 2016-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781481439572 / 148143957X
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 6.25 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 15.88 x 2.29 cm)
  • Age range 13 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 12
  • Category Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, American, Mythology, Greek
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015016406
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

About the author

Jeanne Steig is the author of several books for children including, most notably, Consider the Lemming, The Old Testament Made Easy, Alpha Beta Chowder, A Handful of Beans, and A Gift from Zeus; all of which were illustrated by her late husband and award-winning author/illustrator, William Steig. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of award-winning books for children. Most notably Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, for which he received the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award Finalist; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor books. Steig is also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the Dreamworks films. Steig also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, the America Book Award, and Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also the US nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards as an illustrator in 1982, and then as an author in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Steig, and four children.

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