Think you know all there is to know about the goddess of wisdom? Listen well, mortal, as I tell you my tale. Marvel at my courage as I guide the heroes of Athens into battle. You've never known a Greek goddess like me, for…I AM ATHENA!

Think you know all there is to know about the queen of the gods? Listen well, mortal, as I tell you my tale. Marvel at my mightiness as I rule from my throne on Mount Olympus. You've never known a Greek goddess like me, for…I AM HERA!

Think you know all there is to know about the king of the gods? Listen well, mortal, as I tell you my tale. Marvel at my greatness as I rule from my throne on Mount Olympus. You've never known a Greek god like me, for…I AM ZEUS!

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the fables were, written by a slave named Aesop, who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th-century BCE. Aesop's fables and the Indian tradition as represented by the Buddhist Jataka Tales and the Hindu Panchatantra share about a dozen tales in common although often widely differing in detail. There is, therefore, some debate over whether the Greeks learned these fables from Indian storytellers or the other...

A hungry fox tries repeatedly to reach some grapes hanging high on a vine. After numerous attempts, the fox gives up and stalks angrily away, saying that the grapes were most likely sour anyway. Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography...

Carrying her pail of milk upon her head, a milkmaid daydreams of what she will purchase once she sells the milk at market. But the milk is spilt before the maid can sell it, and thus readers learn the phrase 'don't count your chickens before they're hatched.' Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator....

Depuis qu'Olivia a découvert que sa jumelle perdue, Ivy, est une vampire, elle dévore toutes les informations qu'Ivy lui donne sur la communauté des vampires de Franklin Grove. Tout est ultra secret et Olivia a juré de ne jamais en parler à qui que ce soit, mais maintenant, la journaliste de tabloïds Serena Star a commencé à fouiner partout. Alors qu'elle est de plus en plus près de découvrir la vérité, c'est à Ivy et à Olivia de la...

Set sail with Odysseus as he fights to find his way back home after the brutal Trojan War. On his ten year journey, he endures harrowing ordeals, battles monsters and learns what it means to be a hero. Award-winning professional storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden's gripping retelling breathes new life into Homer's classic The Odyssey.

Les jumelles sont maintenant loin l'une de l'autre, mais leurs vies sont toujours aussi mouvementées qu'avant... Ivy s'installe à l'Académie Wallachia, mais les règles strictes qui y sont observées lui rendent la vie vraiment pénible. Pendant ce temps, à Franklin Grove, Olivia commence à s'habiller comme Ivy - et assiste à un spectacle de rock pour vampires! à vos cercueils, chaos en vue!

Andrew Lang was a man of letters noted for his collections of fairy tales and translations of Homer. In this book, written both for children and adults, the classic tales retold come from the Iliad, the Odyssey, and also include the stories of Jason, Theseus and Perseus. The book is illustrated by Henry Justice Ford and comes with an Easy to Read Layout making reading comfortable.