The series has been named a must read for boys by the british education. Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from. There are fourteen books in the secret agent jack stalwart chapter book series. He berates hera and threatens to search out the gods who helped her. Oct 01, 2009 elizabeth singer hunt is the author of the wildly popular secret agent jack stalwart series for younger readers. Elizabeth singer hunt is the author of twenty adventure books for children including the awardwinning secret agent jack stalwart chapter book series. Nineyearold jack stalwart works for the global protection force gpf battling evil villains and protecting the worlds most precious treasures.
Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book. Thailand the secret agents jack and max stalwart series. The thief is always one step ahead and armed with deadly, hitech gadgets. Nineyearold secret agent jack stalwart defeats pirates, rescues fine art and tracks down the crown jewels as he travels around the world in elizabeth singer hunts actionpacked books. Secret agent jack stalwart set of 12, elizabeth singer hunt.
The greeks continue to push the trojan line back, but zeus wakes to see hector vomiting and poseidon in the battle. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. Detective renee ballard is working the night beat known in lapd slang as the late show and returns to hollywood station in the early hours to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. Create a study guide for your students with prezi video. Achilles, even in reconciliation, is a man apart from others. Soon, they realize that their mission wont be easy. In every book, jack travels to a new foreign land, and tries to collect clues that will help him find his missing brother, max. A reading of robert fagles translation of homers epic poem, the iliad.
Stop wasting time in meetings and be more productive at work. Fill out the following chart about jacks personality as you read the book. Billed nationwide as the inconsistent oracle and itinerant shaman, jack was born into this world at the bitter end of the 20th century somewhere in the vast hotbed of remote obscurity that. Be sure to cite page numbers so you can find the details to support your opinions. Athena and apollo encourage hector and ajax to fight. The caper of the crowned jewels secret agent jack stalwart book 4. Secret agents jack and max stalwart are assigned to the case. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. This 14 book series has been named a must read for boys by the british education secretary, serialized by bbc radio, and featured on virgin atlantics international flights. The deadly race to space, the quest for aztec gold, the theft of the samurai sword, the. Nov 21, 20 with the help of secret garden bookshop in seattles ballard neighborhood and a few discerning kids, weve compiled picks for new and classic book series with characters and stories that might help guide your kids from baby book chuckers to lifelong readers. Lines 1 254 from the fagles translation of homers great epic. A website for the jack stalwart childrens books by elizabeth singer hunt, about a boy spy and his adventures.
This series offers much more than the usual heroic adventures youd expect as each book is set in a different country that is highlighted on a world map. This lesson will cover the events of book 5 in homers epic poem. The clumsysounding title i have given this book defines its purpose with fair exactness. Even though moments like this may seem repetitive and gross, they are important to the poem as a whole. The escape of the deadly dinosaur, the search for the sunken treasure, the mystery of the mona lisa, the caper. Thus the trojans in the city scared like fawns wiped the sweatfrom off them and drank to quench their thirst leaning against thegoodly battlements. The series has been named a must read for boys by the british education secretary, serialized by bbc radio, and featured on virgin atlantic airways international flights. Booksdirect has secret agent jack stalwart set of 12 written by elizabeth singer hunt, the isbn of this book, cd or dvd is set jack. The series has been named a must read for boys by the british education secretary and was selected for inclusion in the richard and judy childrens book club uk. This lesson will summarize book 15 of homers iliad. The hunt for the yeti skull book jack has become the most decorated secret agent for the global protection force, but during the day hes still just an ordinary kid who has to put up with annoying peoplelike marko mayer, a new student in jack s rockclimbing class.
Nineyearold jack stalwart works for the global protection force gpf battling evil. In book 15, zeus and the gods intervene to help give the trojans the upper hand. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Zeus wakes and sees the havoc that hera and poseidon have wreaked while he dozed in his enchanted sleep. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The books are also filled with fantastic educational. Yet not even so was my heart 25 eased of its ceaseless pain for godlike heracles, whom thou when thou hadst leagued thee with the north wind and suborned his blasts, didst send over the unresting sea, by thine evil devising, and thereafter didst bear him away unto wellpeopled cos. Captivating adventures of globetrotting, crimesolving boy. Jack is an ordinary kid who becomes a secret agent by night, thwarting evil all over the world as he searches for his missing brother, max. Hector gets the worst of it but the duel is concluded by the coming. Buy jack stalwart collection 8 books in a bag by elizabeth singer hunt isbn.
Elizabeth singer hunt is the author of the wildly popular secret agent jack stalwart series for younger readers. Toby scott underwood and zelf hussain were appointed as joint administrators of the book people limited on 16 december 2019 to manage its affairs, business and property as its agents without personal liability. Jack stalwart for other teachers guides or to learn more about jack stalwart, please visit. Explore jack s bedroom to find out more about jack, his missions and the where he goes around the world as well as play games, enter competitions and win free stuff. The iliad is sometimes translated into modern english prose, but it some. Buy secret agent jack stalwart set of 12 online from our australian bookstore. Books similar to the escape of the deadly dinosaur secret. Therefore, each quotation will have the book number and approximate line number for refe. Secret agent jack stalwart series by elizabeth singer hunt. Jan 17, 2012 lines 1 254 from the fagles translation of homers great epic. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. By default, it sorts by the number, or alphabetically if there is no number.
In the escape of the deadly dinosaur, jack zooms to the city that never sleeps to try to solve the mystery of the missing allosaurus toe. The search for the sunken treasure secret agent jack. Irelands greatest cultural treasure, the book of kells, is stolen from trinity college library in dublin. This is the first of many, many scenes like it in the iliad. As achilles puts on his armor, homer describes the scene with images that accentuate the idea of loneliness. Book 17 of the iliad describes the fight over patroclus body that breaks out after his death in book 16, highlighting the importance of funeral rites in ancient greek culture. The deadly race to space, the quest for aztec gold, the theft of the samurai sword, the fight for the frozen. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 18 summary. Homer, iliad, book 15, line 1 perseus digital library.
Secret agent jack stalwart collection 10 books book people. Harry bosch teams up with lapd detective renee ballard to face the unsolved murder of a runaway, and the fight to bring a killer to justice. Dead mans pocket by jack finney, with the yellow work. In every book, jack travels to a new foreign land, and tries to collect clues that will help him. Nov 08, 20 a reading of robert fagles translation of homers epic poem, the iliad. The 14 book series has been named a must read for boys by the british education secretary, serialized by bbc radio, and featured on virgin atlantic airways international flights. I am shutting out all questions about the iliad except onewhat makes it, just as it stands, a welltold story. The shine on the armor is compared to the light of the moon at sea or a watchfire at a sheepfold on a mountain slope. Secret agent jack stalwart omnibus series hardcover march 22, 2016. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the next section of book xix, achilles arms for battle. Secret agent jack stalwart 14 book series kindle edition.
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