Edward Fenton
Aleko's island
Hardcover
(Junior Literary Guild and Doubleday & Co March 15, 1948)
Juvenile book by Edward Fenton. Aleko's Island is the Greek island of Mytilene. Aleko is a poor orphan whose beloved goat Lesbia happens to dig up a valuable bronze artifact-that of a boy carrying a lamb on his shoulders. Instead of selling the treasure for cash, Aleko accepts an offer for the artifact to be placed in a museum in exchange for his getting an education in Athens to become an archaeologist.
- Pages
- 246
- Weight
- 10.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 6.2 in.
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