The Golden Bull, Marjorie Cowley
The Golden Bull, Marjorie Cowley
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The Golden Bull
A Mesopotamian Adventure

Author: Marjorie Cowley

Narrator: Gareth Richards

Unabridged: 3 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/01/2023

Synopsis

A brother and sister's search for a new life and new home . . .

5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to play her music and sing for alms on the streets of Ur.

Marjorie Cowley vividly imagines the intrigues, and harsh struggle for survival in ancient Mesopotamia.

About Marjorie Cowley

Marjorie Cowley was trained at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and taught prehistoric history to students from first grade through high school. In this capacity she was designated a professional expert by the Los Angeles Unified School District. She has written three novels with settings in ancient history, including Dar the Spear-Thrower and Anooka's Answer. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica on February 25, 2023

I read this book because it was recommended to me as a book my sixth grade students might enjoy. I always appreciate a book set in ancient times and I love that this one was set in Mesopotamia as there are not many books set during that time period. This is a story about a brother and sister who are......more

Goodreads review by Brohgan on May 02, 2025

I am prereading this before reading it to my kids this summer. There’s not many novels set in ancient Mesopotamia, and that’s what initially drew me to this. I’m sure that my child who loves all the Magic Treehouse books will appreciate this book, but I don’t expect it to become anyone’s favorite. I......more

Goodreads review by Margo on May 24, 2010

One of the best things about good historical fiction is its ability to draw us into other countries and other times that we may know little to nothing about. I will admit that I don't know much about ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) beyond what I learned when I took college "Western Civ" (as we called......more

Goodreads review by Willow on June 03, 2021

We both learned so much about ancient Mesopotamia. This was a fun read-aloud that prompted discussions about things like "Why did people think innocence or guilt could be decided by a river?" And "why did the city take so much food from the farmers so that they were starving?" and "Why did men get t......more

Goodreads review by Kim on October 07, 2022

Read this book with my 6 year old as part of her LA curriculum. It fits nicely into our studies of Mesopotamia and ancient times. Enjoyed seeing how some of the concepts we are learning about were incorporated into the journey of these two children.......more

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