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Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation, including this epic edition of Myths of the Norsemen. The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin's...
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Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation, including this epic edition of Myths of the Norsemen.
The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin's wanderings, Thor's hammer, the death of Bakkur, and the vision of Ragnarok—tales which have been told since time immemorial—are given fresh life in this version, written as one continuous, exciting adventure story.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241735411
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin Classics
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 206g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Roger Lancelyn Green (Author) Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He died in 1987.
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