Athena and The Olive Tree and Other Greek Myths: 4

Athena and The Olive Tree and Other Greek Myths: 4

by Geraldine McCaughrean (Author)

Synopsis

These powerful and drama-packed retellings feature a host of well-known Greek gods and goddesses, magically brought to life by Tony Ross's lively illustrations. Athena and the Olive Tree/Who is the Fairest One of All?/The Woman No One Believed: Athena, goddess of war, and Poseidon, god of the sea, hattle for ownership of a brand new city. And powerful Zeus decides it's time to play games with the world's population of mere mortals...

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 48
Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 25 Oct 2001

ISBN 10: 1841216623
ISBN 13: 9781841216621

Author Bio
Geraldine McCaughrean has written over 140 books and plays for both adults and children, including Peter Pan in Scarlet, the official sequel to J M Barrie's Peter Pan, which was one of the most talked about and successful children's titles of 2006. Geraldine McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book Award (three times), the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Smarties Bronze Award (four times), the Blue Peter Book of the Year award and the Blue Peter Special Book to Keep Forever award. Geraldine is the first author to have been short listed, by librarians, for the Carnegie Medal six times, on at least one occasion in each of the past four decades, thus once again recognising the quality of her writing over the years.Geraldine McCaughrean's novels and retellings for children have won her the CARNEGIE MEDAL, GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD, WHITBREAD AWARD and THE BEEFEATER AWARD. A prolific author who writes for all ages, she lives in Berkshire with her family.Visit her website at www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk