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Gaia

Goddess of Earth
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Gaia by Imogen Greenberg is a captivating children's book that explores the ancient myth of Gaia, the Greek goddess of the Earth. It introduces young readers to Gaia's role in creating and nurturing the world, combining vibrant illustrations with engaging storytelling to depict the environment's splendour and its interconnectedness with humanity and nature. This book is both educational and enchanting, providing a unique perspective on mythology and the natural world.
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Format: Hardback
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You might like this book if you enjoy beautifully illustrated children's stories that blend mythology with environmental themes, offering an engaging way for young readers to learn about the interconnectedness of nature. This book may appeal to you if you are looking for a creative narrative that introduces important ecological concepts in a way that is accessible and inspiring for kids.

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Gaia

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Imagine you made something that was so beautiful and powerful that everyone wanted to take it for themselves. And then you had to watch them destroy it. Would you fight for it?

Meet Gaia, the ancient Greek goddess who created the Earth and the universe that stretched beyond it. She raised trees from their roots to the sky, sent waterfalls tumbling over cliffs and created the tides that sloshed on the shore. She gifted her creation to animals and mortals and watched as they made it their home.

But she also created a force she couldn’t control: the ambition of gods. Gaia watched as the gods fought brutal wars and manipulated mortals such as Hercules and Achilles, disturbing peace on Earth. Storms raged, fires blazed, and people, animals, and plants suffered. Gaia begged the gods to look after her creation, but no one listened.

But Gaia never gave up fighting for a better world. This is her story.

Written and illustrated by two remarkable sisters, Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, this story is an exciting and action-packed adventure, with a poignant environmental message at the heart of it: the pursuit of power damages our natural world, and we all have to work together to protect it.

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Gaia by Imogen Greenberg is described as an engaging children's book for those aged six and older, focusing on mythology. It vividly explores the tale of the Greek goddess who shaped the Earth and then observed in dismay as gods of subsequent generations caused chaos. The narrative is complemented by comic-style panels and the witty commentary of the three Fates.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526625700

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 April 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Isabel Greenberg

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 238.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 744g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Isabel Greenberg is an award-winning London based illustrator, comic artist and writer. She has had two graphic novels published The Encyclopedia of Early Earth (Best Book Award at the 2013/14 British Comic Awards) and The One Hundred Nights of Hero, and illustrated for Bloomsbury, The Story of Tutankhamun, Athena: The Story of a Goddess and Marie Curie and her Daughters. Isabel has worked with The Guardian, Nobrow Press, The National Trust and the New York Times. In 2011, she won The Observer Jonathan Cape Graphic Short Story Prize. Imogen Greenberg is a London-based writer. She has four children’s books published in collaboration with award-winning illustrator Isabel Greenberg. They collaborated to create Bloomsbury's vivid retelling of the Greek Myth, Athena: The Story of a Goddess, published in 2018 and Marie Curie and her Daughters in 2021.

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