When his uncle gives him an impossible task, Jason invites heroes from all over Greece to sail on his ship, the Argo. He calls them the Argonauts, and this is their story. Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English). 800 headwords, 2,093 words
This book features in the following series: English Readers, English Readers Level 2 .
This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.
There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
Andrew Prentice and Jonathan Weil met at school where they edited the school magazine together. Black Arts is their first book.
This book contains the following story:
Jason and the Argonauts
Jason is sent by King Pelias to find the magical Golden Fleece after the King hears about it from an oracle. Jason accepts the mission and hires fifty heroes including Hercules, Peleus, and Laertes, and commissions Argos to build a large ship. Thus flags off one the greatest voyages in Greek mythology the voyage of Jason and his group of warriors, the Argonauts. Overcoming tremendous odds, Jason moves relentlessly towards his goal. But he is not unaided in his mission. Insanely in love with him, the sorceress Medea ensures Jasons success at every turn.
This book features the following character:
Jason
This book features the character Jason.
