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This is an Aesop fable about a mean dog who wanders onto a farm where he does not belong. He sees the farmer in the dell driving his tractor. The farmer and an ox are pulling out an old tree stump. The mean dog decides to hide in the barn until sunset.

Alan Gibbons takes us into Greek mythology in most exciting way with a powerful novel about a present-day boy, Phoenix, the son of a computer geek who creates a virtual reality game that gets a bit too real. In playing the game, Phoenix becomes Theseus pursued by the Minotaur, becomes Perseus and confronts the Gorgon, and goes down into the Underworld with Orpheus. His terrifying adventures are interwoven with the difficult reality of his life at home and at his new school.

Adéntrate en el fascinante mundo de los titanes junto a tus hijos en "La era de los Titanes", la emocionante segunda entrega de una serie inspirada en la Teogonía de Hesíodo. A través de los ojos de dos niños curiosos, Alceo y Calíope, y guiados por la sabiduría de su abuelo Hesíodo, descubrirás los secretos de los antiguos dioses y las poderosas fuerzas que dieron forma al universo. Este libro no solo es una puerta a la mitología griega, sino una invitación a vivir momentos inolvidables en familia. Diseñado para que padres e hijos lo lean juntos, "La era de los Titanes" combina...

Enter the Labyrinth: An INTERACTIVE Thrilling Tale of Bravery and Adventure! Join young Theseus, Prince of Athens, as he embarks on a perilous quest to confront the monstrous Minotaur! When King Minos demands a terrible tribute, sending Athenian youths to their doom in the Labyrinth, Theseus bravely volunteers to face the beast and end the bloodshed. CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE in this INTERACTIVE Ebook: This exciting retelling of the classic Greek myth will keep young readers on the edge of their seats! Experience the terror of the Labyrinth, a twisting maze filled with deadly traps and the ...

Thirteen-year-old Colin knew nothing of the magic world until he was bitten by a mischievous pixie. He meets thirteen-year-old Alleya on a secret website devoted to magical creatures. Before he knows it, Colin finds himself thrust into a whole new world. Alleya has been hidden away from the rest of Atlantis because she's half-mermaid, half-Atlantian. Her father tries to ease her boredom by getting her a computer and finally allowing her to go to school. She accidentally lets slip a dark secret - the gates to Atlantis are being shut and it's destroying magic.

Titanomaquia es el quinto libro de una encantadora serie que adapta la Teogonía de Hesíodo para niños. En esta entrega, Hesíodo relata la gran guerra entre dioses y titanes a sus nietos, en una historia repleta de acción, emoción y enseñanzas. Una obra ilustrada que invita a padres e hijos a compartir juntos la magia de la mitología griega y a fortalecer sus lazos a través de la lectura.

"La Era de los Titanes II" continúa el fascinante viaje por la mitología griega, donde el sabio Hesíodo sigue compartiendo con sus nietos los relatos del origen del mundo y las hazañas de los dioses primigenios. En esta tercera entrega de la serie, conocerás a los titanes y criaturas legendarias que poblaron la Tierra antes de la llegada de los olímpicos. Con un estilo cautivador, este libro invita a padres e hijos a compartir momentos inolvidables mientras descubren juntos los secretos más antiguos de la humanidad."

Phoebe dreams of becoming an artist like her grandmother, Cass, a brilliant storyteller who has passed on her love of Greek myths to Phoebe. But Cass is disappearing before Phoebe’s eyes, lost to a cruel illness that is destroying her memory. When grief drives Phoebe to ruin the only painting Cass has never sold, a seascape inspired by childhood holidays on the Greek island of Ithaca, she is mysteriously swept away to a fantasy world that resembles her favourite myth of all – the story of the Odyssey.

An evil queen. A rebel prince. A traitor with the promise of an army. Eris, half-god queen of the underworld, rules Earth with a cruel heart and an iron fist. When her son, Strife, joins a war against her, he is sure that he has left his dark past behind him. But as the battle for the throne escalates, who can he really trust? Alcyone, leader of the rebels or his lifelong protector, Nemesis, and her ferocious army of wolves? Strife teeters on the edge of an abyss. Will he follow the path of the light or will he let the shadows swallow him up forever? **Shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller...

Prudentia, an eight-year-old girl, suddenly awakens in a dim cave only to discover that she cannot move her head to the right or left. After being suddenly freed from the chains, she turns around to discover that there is much more to reality than the shadows. She eventually finds her way out of the cave and discovers reality in its purest form. Although she longs to stay, she realizes that she must return and help others go free. This book is intended to introduce young children to Plato's Allegory of the Cave, one of the most famous pieces in Western Philosophy. In this Allegory which is ...

A fragile alliance. An ancient enemy. A secret that could change everything. As Strife and Alcyone rise victorious from battle, they face a hideous new foe. Their dangerous revolution has united the half-God dynasties of Hell and Earth. But, with the queen in hiding they are still a long way from peace. Commanded by the sorceress, Alecto thousands of mutant bats are waging a relentless attack on their exhausted rebel army. Killing Alecto is the only way to end this new war and as Strife risks his life on a dangerous mission to find her, Alcyone goes in search of long buried secrets. Will ...

Este libro contiene quince capítulos de cuentos basados en la mitología griega, narrados especialmente para niños: Zeus y los dioses olímpicos La edad dorada Prometeo, el titán que prefería a los hombres El gran diluvio Ío, la vaca de la que se enamoró Zeus Aracne, la maravillosa tejedora Apolo, el dios del arco de plata Admeto y Alcestis Cadmo y el rapto de Europa Perseo y la cabeza de Medusa Atalanta, la veloz heroína Los comienzos de Atenas Las aventuras de Teseo Dédalo, el maravilloso artesano Teseo y el Minotauro

When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear. As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined. Destined is a fresh and heartachingly romantic retelling of the Cupid & Psyche myth from debut novelist, Jessie Harrell.

At the end of the Titan Wars, Zeus and the other Guardians of Delphi (GOD) stood victorious on the ruins of two worlds with millions of lives lost. To ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself, Zeus instructs Hephaestus to create a weapon. Four components of this weapon are hidden in secure locations and only meant to be found when the tide of authoritarianism rises once more. Over twelve thousand years later, General Salazar initiates a coup on the homeworld of Sonora and kills the royal descendants of Zeus. The last of the bloodline is taken off-world to the planet outpost of Earth. ...

Searching in the secret city of Shangri-La, deep in the mountains of the Himalayas, Allora finds information that will lead toward the true purpose of the Eye of the Titans. It will also awaken a dormant enemy who's been waiting for the right time to strike. At the end of the Rebel Wars, a sleeper agent, code-named Hades, wreaked havoc among the Guardians. The information he passed on to the King of Sonora led to the death of many high-ranking agents, including Allora's uncle and Sas' father. Now, he's been activated again. The only way that Allora can expose the traitor is to find the one ...

Un terrible accidente obliga al príncipe Belerofonte a exiliarse a la ciudad Tirinto. Una vez allí, el rey Preto lo enviará a la corte de su suegro, el rey Yóbates de Licia, con un mensaje escrito en una misteriosa tablilla. Poco podía sospechar el héroe Belerofonte que eso lo llevaría a ganarse la amistad de la diosa Atenea; con su ayuda, domará al caballo alado Pegaso y, surcando los cielos, se enfrentará al terrible monstruo conocido como la Quimera. También tendrá que vérselas con la feroz tribu de los sólimos y con las amazonas, las mujeres guerreras. Al contrario que la ...

Dabei treffen sie auf ein altes Kräuterweiblein und seine Katze. Es hatte einen Traum und ist auf der Suche nach einer Blume, die mit ihrer Heilkraft die Menschen retten kann. Die drei helfen dem Kräuterweiblein und gemeinsam finden sie schließlichauch die Blume. Aber zuvor müssen sie noch dem Hüter der Blume eine Frage beantworten, und zwar.... ...was die Menschen trotz ihres ganzen Überfluss am meisten brauchen. Eine schöne Geschichte, welche noch einmal kindgerecht deutlich macht, auf was wir Menschen uns besinnen sollten:. Liebe, Freundschaft und Hilfsbereitschaft.

Atalanta is the story of a young girl who does not want to be married off to a local prince, and instead heads off into the forest to live with the animals. She learns to hunt, run, and take on all that nature throws at her, becoming one of the best of the heroes. She takes on the strongest of the men - and wins! When she does agree to find a partner she challenges the other heroes to be her equal and meets a person who respects her skills and ability. But can he convince her that he is her true love?

On the plain between the Greek fleet and the Trojan walls, heroes clash in a decade of epic contests. This is Homer's classical poem "Illiad", recomposed as prose for Children. The events of the story occur over several weeks in the 10th and final year of the war.

Odysseus er en af heltene fra Den Trojanske Krig og konge over Ithaka. Da krigen slutter efter ti år, vender han ikke hjem. Hans kone Penelope og sønnen Telemakos venter forgæves på ham... Følg Odysseus på hans fantastiske hjemrejse. Mød guder, mennesker og lotusspisere, kyklopen Polyfem, de lokkende sirener, troldkvinden Kirke, den elskovssyge nymfe Kalypso og mange andre. Og få at vide, hvad der skete, da den seje helt langt om længe vendte hjem. Odysseus er hovedpersonen i Homers store heltedigt Odysséen. Nils Hartmann har gendigtet historien for børn.