Greek Myth Fiction

Lucius is back in Rome, reunited with his friend Isadora. Together they look after the wild beasts that will hunt, fight, and die in the arena. Lucius' brother, the famous gladiator Quintus Felix, will once again have to face death.

From a smelly watering hole deep in the heart of the Serengeti to the ferocious clamour of the Colosseum, join Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends as they gear up to be...gladiators! Only if they win the love of the Roman crowds will they win back their freedom. But do Julius and his pals have what it takes to succeed in a world where only the meanest and toughest survive? Madagascar meets Gladiator in this exciting, action-packed, and hysterically funny story brimming with entertaining Roman facts.

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The first book in a new time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When 10-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets - battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!

The Ant and the Grasshopper is an ancient fable that still has meanings today. After listening, try to guess the meaning of this fable. Several morals are given at the end. Facts about ants and grasshoppers are also included.

Winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2015. Claire is Ella Grey's best friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a Northeast landscape of gutted shipyards, of high arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so dramatic, it is as if her best friend has been captured and taken from her. But the loss of her friend to the arms of Orpheus is nothing compared to the loss she feels when Ella is taken from the world.

More than 2,000 years ago, the Greeks told stories about their important god called Apollo. He was the god of poetry, the sun, laws, healing, and more. Apollo was also the god of music. He played a small harp-like stringed instrument called a lyre. Apollo gave a lyre to his son named Orpheus. Apollo was so surprised when Orpheus played perfectly! Nothing could resist the beautiful music of Orpheus. Trees, rocks, humans, and other animals were hypnotized by his melodies.

The Book of Curses is full of dark, wicked magic. Open it only if you dare! Alex Zwick never does what he is told. So when he finds a magic book, he just can't stop making wishes, even when they go horribly wrong. Can Alex and his friend Emily outsmart the book? Or will the chillingly evil laughter of the book ring out in triumph yet again?

Auch das noch! Eigentlich hat Elliot genug Probleme: Seine Mutter ist krank, sie stehen vor dem Bankrott und ihm droht, von der Schule zu fliegen. Ausgerechnet jetzt kracht Virgo in seinen Kuhstall. Das Sternbild ist zur Erde gereist, um einem Dämon Ambrosia zu bringen - doch das geht mächtig schief und der Todesdämon entkommt! Elliot und Virgo müssen ihn schnellstens wieder einfangen. Dem Himmel sei Dank, eilen ihnen die Götter zu Hilfe.

Susan is whisked back through time to Ancient Greece, and finds that helping Hercules clean the Augean stables is much, much worse than tidying her room. One hair-raising experience follows another as she goes down into the Underworld with Orpheus, just misses being turned to stone by Medusa, and rides on the winged horse Pegasus.

Lose yourself in a small town paranormal mystery full of murder, monsters, and romance. On her way home from work, 17-year-old Austen Gillet finds her dad’s car on the side of the road, empty except for a dead woman inside. While searching for her dad, Austen joins forces with Ezra, a handsome newcomer with a hidden agenda, and Ian, a secretive lighthouse keeper protecting a mysterious cave. After stumbling through a portal into the distant past and barely escaping with her life, Austen has to figure out who she can trust and who she can't before she "disappears," too. Permanently.

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.

De retour de Troie, Ulysse découvre une île inconnue. Qui habite sur cette étrange terre ? D'où viennent ces bruits inquiétants ? Le courageux Ulysse va devoir affronter Polyphème, le terrifiant cyclope. Parviendra-t-il à sauver son équipage pour reprendre la mer ?

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The fourth book in a new time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets - battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!

In "The Lion's Slave", Archimedes' servant Lydia is the bane of his life. But when the Romans besiege Syracuse, it is Lydia who comes up with ways to help the Greeks.... "The Town Mouse and the Spartan House" sees orphaned Darius going to live with his uncle Alcmaeon, a general in the Spartan army - but he finds Spartan life shocking. In "The Boy Who Cried Horse", young Acheron is known for his tall tales. So when he tells Prince Paris that the Trojan Horse is a Greek plot, no-one believes him....

Beim griechischen Erzählen haben wir vor lauter Freude am Erzählen gleich ein paar Märchen zuviel aufgenommen. Zur Abnahme der Märchen sind wir dann aber schon zum Olymp geflogen und es war bei den Göttern nicht leicht, einen Termin bei Zeus und Hera zu kriegen. Zum Glück waren sie uns gewogen, denn sie hatten große Freude, unsere Erzählungen zu hören, allen voran Pan, der uns für die Geschichte mit seiner Flöte extra gelobt hat.

Ghosts are real. So is time travel. 18-year-old Lucy Channing discovers this reality after her dead grandmother gives her a beautiful locket. As soon as her fingers brush the cold copper, Lucy is swept out of the 19th century and into the 21st. The first person she encounters is 20-year-old William Godwin. He’s arrogant, exciting, and oh so handsome. After meeting, he agrees to help Lucy find her way home. But what the two uncover reveals more than ghosts and time travel.

Have you ever wondered about astrology? What is it? Where does it come from? What does it mean for you? What’s your star sign? How can it help you live your life? Storyteller Vicky Parsons shares the tales behind the mythology. Here we learn the story of Aquarius, and what that means for Aquarius work, friendship, and love.

Have you ever wondered about astrology? What is it? Where does it come from? What does it mean for you? What’s your star sign? How can it help you live your life? Storyteller Vicky Parsons shares the tales behind the mythology, offering us insight into the world of astrology.