HORRIBLE HISTORIES: GROOVY GREEKS

'Groovy Greeks' is full of fab facts about the hip 'n' happenin' Greeks who used to hang out over 2000 years ago.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: GROOVY GREEKS: SPLATS, HATS AND LOTS OF RATS!

Apparently the Greeks (we are talking about the Ancient variety) were a rather groovy bunch. The boys didn't start school until they were seven and girls didn't have to go at all. Greek children invented all manner of cool games just for something to do, and the grown-ups invented the Olympic Games and made the men run naked. As Terry Deary points out, though, in his Horrible Histories: Groovy…

THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS

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ISBN/ISSN

979-523-491-9

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52 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm.

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398.2 MCC t c.1 201870032

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: GROOVY GREEKS

Apparently the ancient Greeks were a rather groovy bunch. The boys didn't start school until they were seven, and girls didn't have to go at all. But it wasn't always so jolly. Readers can discover why girls ran about naked pretending to be bears, who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax!

USBORNE YOUNG READING: THE ODYSSEY

This is a brand new retelling of Homer's 'Odyssey', the story of a clever but unlucky Greek hero who just wants to get home...but fate has other ideas.

USBORNE YOUNG READING: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES

The classic ancient Greek adventure story retold for children growing in reading confidence. Ulysses faces many challenges on his way home from the Trojan War, including a one-eyed giant, a witch and a many-headed whirlpool monster. Will he survive them all?

USBORNE YOUNG READING: THE STORY OF THE OLYMPICS

Looks at the history and traditions of the Olympics from ancient Greece to the present day.

USBORNE YOUNG READING: JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE

Retelling of the classic myth where Jason, in order to gain a kingship rightfully his, must voyage and return with the Golden Fleece.

USBORNE YOUNG READING: HERCULES: THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN

A retelling of the action-packed story of Hercules as he completes his most famous set of challenges: the Twelve Tasks.

STEP INTO READING: THE TROJAN HORSE: HOW THE GREEKS WON THE WAR

The Trojan War is one of the most important events in Greek mythology. It comes to life in this exciting Step 5 leveled reader about the Greeks' clever use of the Trojan Horse to wage a battle inside the walls of the city of Troy. Based on the legends of ancient scribes Virgil and Homer this hight-interest story is easy-to-read for proficient readers, but the action and adventure will entice…