![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re interested in buying Odd and the Frost Giants, just click on the image below to go through my link. ![]() I was glad to have something to add to my reading challenge… but other than that, it wasn’t that memorable and I’ll probably forget about it by the very next day. His father drowned while returning from an expedition, his mother is. Though it was a quick read, it didn’t really impact me that much. In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back. Odd is a young Viking boy who can accurately be described as 'unlucky'. Here are a few of the gorgeous illustrations: Of course, the Goddess Freya saves the day. One of the main reasons I picked this book up was because I wanted to get through a book really quickly and thanks to the gorgeous illustrations, this book flew by. Now our hero must reclaim Thor’s hammer, outwit the frost giants and release the gods. Synopsis: In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and hes had some very bad luck. The eagle, bear and fox Odd encounters are Norse gods, trapped in animal form by the evil frost giants who have conquered Asgard, the city of the gods. Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Date (s) Used: May 2015. Fleeing to the woods, Odd stumbles upon and releases a trapped bear. ![]() This tale follows Odd, a young Viking boy, left fatherless following a raid and in his icy, ancient world there is no mercy for an unlucky soul with a crushed foot and no one to protect him. ![]()
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