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Daedalus and Icarus

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 8

Author

Penelope
Farmer

Appeared in

Stories for Tens and Older

Story Summary

A poignant retelling of the father and son story of Daedalus, the first to master human flight and his son Icarus who flew too close to the sun and plunged to his death.