Trojan Horse

DK Eyewitness Readers

by David Clement-Davies

A retelling of how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War

Genres: History, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1999

About the author

David was born in 1964 and went to Westminster School and Edinburgh University. There, Clement-Davies read History and English Literature, specializing in the Italian Renaissance, and Russian Literature and Society. For many years, he dreamed of one day becoming an actor taking a drama course and working in theater. However, he was also interested in writing and soon became a freelance travel journalist.

Clement-Davies lived in a little mountain home in Andalusia region of Spain to write The Sight, has traveled the world and now also lives in London. He has also written a musical, two adult novels, and a play, set in the present and the 17th century, called Startled Anatomies, alongside his children’s books. His online publishing website is phoeniarkpress.com and from there he is trying to create a grass roots publisher.

Reviews

[Marie]

Recommended by Wise Bauer for a 1st grade intro to Illiad, but the images are too mature for my 6. I'll hold until she's a couple years older.

[Kitty Red-Eye · Rating 4 out of 5]

From 7 years on, it says in my edition. Might well be. I’m delighted to have this background story to plus the rough main story of the Iliad. Even if one never gets around to read the real deal (many don’t!), one has the rough picture. Light years better than nothing.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for my students!

[Karen]

This is a great 3rd grade level telling of the story of Troy, from the insulting throw of the apple, to the conquering of the City of Troy.

[Morgan Groth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Literary Elements: imagery; protagonist would be the Greek army and the antagonist would be Achilles and the Trojans. I would use this book as a supplement to a Trojan Horse history unit. I wouldn't read the whole thing but would select certain parts out. I would leave it out however for my students to look at more if they wanted to. This would be targeted for fourth or fifth grade.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son read to page 25 then I finished reading it to him.

[Jean-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty thorough easy reader about the story of Trojan Horse.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good, clear and thorough. It does lack a bit of charm and poetry.