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The colorful characters from Greek mythology come alive in exciting adventures captured by the author of The House of the Seven Gables and The Scarlet Letter. Ride Pegasus, open Pandora' Box, kill Medea with her head of many snakes, join Hercules as he flexes his muscles and King Midas as he turn his daughter into gold. The stories, moral in tone, are totally riveting.

Winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2015 I'm the one who's left behind. I'm the one to tell the tale. I knew them both... knew how they lived and how they died. Claire is Ella Grey's best friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a North East landscape...

Deadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to The Water Mirror. Merle -- carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her -- and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian...

The fifth and final installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Trials of Apollo series has Lester and Meg returning to where it all began: Camp Half-Blood. At last, the breathtaking, action-packed finale of the #1 bestselling Trials of Apollo series is here! Will the Greek god Apollo, cast...

Hercules continues his last six labors assigned to him by King Eurystheus.

Hercules, son of Zeus, completed twelve labors—tasks of strength and courage—defeating monsters and challenges, proving his divine lineage and earning immortality through enduring legend and heroism. Part one explores six of these labors.

When you think of Aesop's Fables, you probably think of "The Tortoise and the Hare" or "Country Mouse and City Mouse". In this collection, Rob Cleveland brings you three of Aesop's lesser-known but equally powerful fables. You will learn why bats fly at night, why you should pick your friends carefully, and why even a tiny ant could be your guardian angel.

Under the titan Hyperion's rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal and scorching everything in northern Greece - including the villagers! The Olympians are forced to play a sizzling "game" of Dodge the Sunbursts as Hyperion hurls giant fireballs that could fry them to pieces! Armed with some clues, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades set out to figure out why in the world Hyperion has been making things so hot. They also need to rescue Hera, who is still missing. Battling the extreme heat, the boys are off on another epic adventure. 

Hold on to your magic hats for another spellbinding adventure! Maxat the magician is having a sensational time in Greece. He should be taking it easy on his holiday, but somehow, adventures keep on finding him and his buddy, Ermek the tiger cub. Today starts like any other day, until the boy and his cub come across someone who’s been trapped for a very long time. After all, when you annoy the king of the heavens and the Earth, there is a high price to pay.

Dussie always knew puberty was going to be confusing, but she never realized it was going to be catastrophic - until she wakes up one morning to find that her hair has turned into a writhing mass of slithering snakes and discovers the real truth about her family: her mother is a Gorgon--right out of Greek mythology--and she was named after her mother's younger sister, Medusa.

Storie di bambini così antichi... che nessuno li ha mai conosciuti! Come la piccola Ebe, che ama danzare libera sui prati; di Perseo, che taglia la testa all'orribile Medusa dimostrando coraggio; di Proserpina, costretta a scendere negli Inferi anche se il buio le fa paura, e del piccolo Zeus, che ingaggia una lotta terribile proprio con il padre Saturno.

A retelling of the classic story The Tortoise and the Hare.

De la serie Mitología para niños, de Shackleton Kids, llega el audiolibro que narra la historia del héroe que realizó el viaje más increíble que jamás se haya visto. Vagó durante años a lo largo y ancho del mar Mediterráneo, y aunque tuvo que enfrentarse a todo tipo de dificultades y amenazas, incluyendo monstruos, cíclopes y horribles criaturas, nunca perdió la esperanza de llegar a su destino. El deseo de regresar a casa y volver a abrazar a su mujer y a su hijo fue siempre más fuerte que cualquier obstáculo.

Ten-year-old Kai is thrilled to be recruited for Poseidon’s Protectors. But when a sea monster threatens his island, Kai doubts he's the right person for the job. Delphi yearns to find where she belongs. But when you're terrified of water, and your only friend is a sea lion, fitting in is not so easy. Join Kai and Delphi as they work together to save Pineapple Cove! The Legend of Pineapple Cove: Complete Series Collection includes: Poseidon's Storm Blaster, A Mermaid's Promise, King of the Sea, and Protector's Pledge.

Part lawman, part tracker, and part magician, the Wardens are monster-hunters - tasked with protecting the people from the various, nightmarish creatures that have invaded the world of men. For most of his life, 16-year-old Errol Magnus categorically rejected the idea of being a Warden. Growing up right next to the Badlands, he encountered enough bloodthirsty monsters in the ordinary course of events; he’d never seen much sense in assuming a post that required you to actively seek them out.

Вашему вниманию предлагается аудиоверсия известных мифов Древней Греции в изложении русского историка, писателя и педагога Николая Альбертовича Куна (1877-1940). Пожалуй, нет более популярной интерпретации сказаний о греческих богах и героях, чем его книга "Легенды и мифы Древней Греции".

Вам предлагается аудиоверсия известных мифов Древней Греции в изложении русского историка, писателя и педагога Николая Альбертовича Куна (1877-1940). Пожалуй, нет более популярной интерпретации сказаний о греческих богах и героях, чем его книга "Легенды и мифы Древней Греции".

Young Filbert Fox listens to a story his granny tells him about how foxes are the smartest creatures and so he sets out to prove this to be true. But when tries to prove how clever he is when he meets Willie Wolf and the Crow family, things do not turn out as he expected at all.

Die Nacherzählungen der griechischen Mythologie sind ein unerschöpflicher Fundus von Weisheiten, Geschichten - auch noch 30 Jahre nach der Erstveröffentlichung. Zum Verlagsjubiläum bekommt Inkiows humorvolle und lockere Art der Aufarbeitung der Griechischen Sagen einen umfangreichen Relaunch. Ein unbedingtes Muss für alle Klassikerfreunde und zugleich eine spannende Unterhaltung - nicht nur für Kinder!

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche”, “Oedipus and the Sphinx”, and more.