Tales of the Greek Heroes

Informationen zum Autor Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He died in 1987. Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly , is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a live-action series on Disney+. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan. Klappentext Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918 and lived in Oxford and at his family home in Cheshire, which the Greens had owned for more than 900 years. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. He was a professional actor, a librarian and a teacher. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He also wrote many books for adults, including a biography of his friend C. S. Lewis, creator of the The Chronicles of Narnia . Roger Lancelyn Green died in 1987. Zusammenfassung The mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Roger Lancelyn Green, Roger L. Green, Roger Lancelyn Green, Rick Riordan
• Assisted by: Alan Langford (Illustration), Rick Riordan (Introduction), Riordan Rick (Introduction)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.04.2012
• EAN: 9780141341705
• ISBN: 978-0-14-134170-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 184 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Puffin Classics; Puffin Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; Ancient Greece, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)