The twelve labours of Heracles and the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, King Midas, Theseus and the Minotaur and Echo and Narcissus are among the fifty Greek myths in this book. Excitingly told, wonderful to read aloud, and with captivating illustrations on almost every page, this is an unparalleled introduction to the Greek myths for younger children. The stories are taken from Lucy Coats's ATTICUS THE STORYTELLER'S 100 GREEK MYTHS.

 

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Hachette Children's Group .

Lucy Coats read Ancient History at Edinburgh University, then worked in children's publishing. She now writes full-time from her home in Northamptonshire, and is working on a collection of Celtic tales for Orion. Anthony Lewis is known for many picture books which have sold in many countries.