Gods and monsters : mythological poems
2023
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People all over the world have always told each other stories. And from the very earliest times, many of these stories were told in verse. This collection of poems includes retellings and reimaginings of Roman, Greek, Ancient Egyptian, Norse, Celtic, Aztec, Mayan and Inca mythology. You will meet gods, monsters, tricksters, heroes, magical creatures and objects, magicians and spirits including Medusa, Icarus, Loki, Osiris, the Minotaur, Pegasus, Bunyip, Kukulcan, Cerberus, Merlin, Beowolf and Mjolnir and there are asides and footnotes to shine a light on stories themselves.
Main title:
Gods and monsters : mythological poems / [edited by] Ana Sampson ; illustrated by Chris Riddell ; foreword by Natalie Haynes.
Author:
Sampson, Ana, editorRiddell, Chris, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2023.
Collation:
xvi, 285 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781035023011 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
808.8137C808.8137J808.813808.813 SAMPJ808.8137
Language:
English
Related title:
Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems [electronic resource]
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BRN:
2630797