Greek Heroes Award-winning author by Geraldine McCaughrean (author)

What makes a hero different from ordinary men? Are courage and strength enough, or is there something more that’s needed for battle, whether against a fearful monster or the wrath of the gods themselves? Here are the stories of four great mythical heroes: Perseus, Hercules, Theseus and Odysseus. See them wrestling with the dreaded Minotaur; slaying the evil Gorgon; pursuing glory; battling monsters – and fighting the very greatest enemy: fear. Written by master author Geraldine McCaughrean, these nail-biting adventures show the characters of these legendary heroes in all their complexity: their matchless strength and wit tempered by human weakness.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780192742025

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 6.1; Middle years; 19.0 points

Other details

448 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean was born and educated in Enfield, North London, the third and youngest child of a fireman and a teacher. She attended Christ Church College of Education but instead of teaching chose to work for a magazine publishing house. Her favourite assignments included the best-selling children’s partworks Storyteller and Little Storyteller. Only in 1988 did she become a full-time writer. Since then, Geraldine has established herself as one of the most exciting children’s writer’s today.

She often visits nearby schools to talk about being a writer and play story-making games, and, of course, to find out what the really important people – the readers – are thinking.

In 2004, the Great Ormond Street Hospital trustees launched the search for an author to write the sequel to J.M. Barrie’s classic children’s novel Peter Pan. Geraldine was chosen from over 200 applicants, and Peter Pan in Scarlet became a bestseller in 2006.

Geraldine and her husband John live in Berkshire and have one teenage daughter, Ailsa. In all, Geraldine has written over 140 books, mostly for children, as well as plays and poetry, and has been published in 25 languages.