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Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from the Greek Myths

By Susanna Davidson and Rosie Dickins
Series: Illustrated Story Collections
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Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from the Greek Myths by Susanna Davidson and Rosie Dickins is a captivating collection of stories featuring the courageous and intelligent female characters from Greek mythology. These tales bring to life the adventures of heroines like Atalanta, Psyche, and others, showcasing their resilience, wisdom, and heroism in a world filled with gods and monsters. This book provides young readers with inspiring narratives celebrating the strength and ingenuity of girls in ancient myths.
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Beautifully illustrated myths featuring brave, bold and empowering heroines.

From Circe to Psyche, and Athena to Artemis, celebrate the heroines of the Greek Myths in this enchanting collection to inspire and empower a new generation of readers. Watch as Penelope cunningly outwits her suitors and discover how Artemis defeats two giants. See Circe perform powerful magic and follow Demeter on her brave search for her missing daughter.

- Beautifully illustrated with lively retellings which bring these much-loved myths to life

- Featuring diverse, inspiring and empowering characters

- Hardback format makes the perfect gift

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474989640

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Maxine Lee-Mackie
  • Illustrated by Josy Bloggs
  • Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
  • Illustrated by Josy Bloggs
  • Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
  • Illustrated by Maxine Lee-Mackie

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 160

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Greek Mythology Rosie Dickins Series: Illustrated Story Collections Susanna Davidson

About the Author

Susanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She is only sorry there are no bears or witches in them. Rosie Dickins grew up in England and Hong Kong. An avid reader, she always loved dreaming up her own stories. After studying literature at Oxford University, art in Paris and plenty of travelling, she settled in London, where she works for Usborne Publishing. She has written over a hundred children's books, from award-winning information books to fiction.

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