‘A wonderfully enjoyable adventure story. A SILVER MEDAL winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Winner of first prize at the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards for illustrations and the eBook category. Gold medal winner at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards. Silver medalist in the Wishing Shelf Children’s Books Awards The most powerful hero in all of Greek mythology, Herakles is challenged to control his strength. Commanded by the gods, he must take on twelve great Labours: battling with monsters, controlling rivers, wrestling with lions, visiting the Underworld and fighting an army. Can he succeed and what will be his final reward? Learn more in our award-winning myth book for children, ages 4 to 10. "These are wonderful books, and children do and will love them." The Classics Library "[this] book series...teaches young people about the Greek myths. I think other parents will appreciate the educational information in this story and kids will love the adventure..." Readers' Favorite From the Wishing Shelf Book Awards: 'I loved the drawings. They were sooooo good.' Girl, aged 6 'Myths and legends are such an important part of the school syllabus, and books like this really help. Not only is it wellillustrated, the language works perfectly for 8 yr olds, andthe story is written with plenty of pace.' Primary teacher, aged 41 'Children can learn so much from mythology. It seems this author knows his stuff. I saw from his author page that he hasa Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham. It shows in hiswriting and knowledge of the subject.' Primary teacher, aged 65 'I loved that the girl was so strong and brave. The cover is really good. It made me want to read it.' Boy, aged 8 'Read this with my 8 yr old twins. The girls loved it. They are looking at myths in school (yr 3) so it helped a lot with school work. I liked that it was lightly written and kept the girls engrossed. I will recommend it to the kids' school to goin the library.' Parent of twin girls Check out our Early Myths series page:amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B01MXUXFSV/ Check out our books, including our paperbacks, eBooks and audiobooks, onearlymyths.com My name is Simon Spence and I'm the author of Early Myths Books, a collection of children's stories covering the greatest of the Greek Myths! I started writing for children back in 2014 when my first daughter was 4 years old and wanted to read about Perseus and Jason & the Argonauts. I found it hard to find an inspiring myth book for her age group and so I decided to dive right in and start my own series! My two girls have now grown up but are still involved in the creation and writing of these books. Many of the Greek myth books are aimed at teenagers and I wanted to use my knowledge to create stories which bring them to life for a younger group. My books are aimed at 4 to 10 year olds, with bright and exciting pictures, and fun stories of the heroes and gods. We've won a ton of book awards for story, design and illustration. Then in 2018, we were honoured to have the foreword for our fifth book, "Persephone", written by actor, director, comedian and writer, Stephen Fry. Stephen is an amazing author and has written some of the best books for adults on the Greek Myths. These books are the perfect way to introduce children to the world of Greek mythology- and for the adults to brush up on their knowledge and enjoy these stories with their loved ones! The myths can be fun and crazy, full of heroes and monsters, and they will always excite children and help to explain the wonders of the world. Pick a book and dive right in- you don't have to start with book 1 as they're all stand-alone tales. So grab whichever tickles your fancy. We have paperbacks, audiobooks and eBooks available, which means that there's a version for everyone. Enjoy them by listening or by reading, and explore timeless adventure stories.
