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1) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but a shooting star's tale of the sisters Night and Day helps her understand there is beauty and worth in every shade.
Author
Series
Underworlds (Tony Abbott) volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Loki is waging war, and Pinewood Bluffs is about to become his battlefield. Owen, Dana, Jon, and Sydeny know they have to stop him. They'll do whatever it takes"--p. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Beasts of Olympus volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Demon has always counted on his magical medicine box to help him cure the sick beasts on Mount Olympus. But Chiron, his new healing master, insists Demon learn to find the cures on his own. Demon's new skills are soon put to the test when he must save an ailing phoenix--or face the wrath of its fiery guards!"--
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 16
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Hercules vandalizes Eurythseus' temple and Eurythseus threatens war with the Olympians, the Oracle Pythia decides that Hercules must present him with a scale from the nine-headed serpent, Hydra, to make amends.
7) Hercules
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of the final, and most difficult, labor of Hercules, known as Heracles in Greek mythology, in which he must go to Underworld and bring back the three-headed dog, Cerberus.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Retells how, with the help of the goddess Athena, the handsome and overly proud Bellerophon tames the winged horse Pegasus and conquers the monstrous Chimaera.
Author
Series
Underworlds (Tony Abbott) volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Owen Brown is your average fourth grader. Or he was, until his best friend, Dana, disappeared right in front of his face, through the floor of the school. Owen's average life has turned upside down. He's determined to find Dana -- before anyone realizes she's missing. Owen sets out on a mysterious, mythological rescue mission with his friends Jon and Sydney. But what none of them know is that Dana's disappearance is part of a much larger riddle. And...
11) Hound of Hades
Author
Series
Beasts of Olympus volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having proven himself capable of caring for the mythical creatures that dwell on Olympus, eleven-year-old Demon is summoned by the great god Hades to the Underworld to tend to Cerberus, the three-headed dog Guardian of the Underworld, which has been beaten by Demon's nemesis, Heracles.
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 4
Publisher
Alladin
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st Aladdin hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
124 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A heat wave induced by the rule of Hyperion compels Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades to search for answers about why the titan is overheating the world, a mystery that is complicated by their efforts to rescue Hera and outmaneuver the minions of their nemesis, Cronus.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin paperback edition.
Physical Desc
98 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Zeus meets a boy named Hermes who claims to know the Olympians' next quest, Zeus repays the information with winged shoes, setting off an adventure to fulfill Pythia's next quest and find a winged horse.
14) Beast keeper
Author
Series
Beasts of Olympus volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Demon had never met his father, the god Pan, until the day he was whisked away to the stables of Olympus and charged with looking after all of the mythical creatures there, a task which is complicated by the tempestuous gods and goddesses and Heracles, who keeps killing the immortal beasts.
15) Zeus's eagle
Author
Series
Beasts of Olympus volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Demon's life on Mount Olympus has never been busier. Thanks to the awful heroes down on Earth, Demon has even more injured beasts to care for. And worse still, the goddess Psyche wants Demon to "borrow" Zeus's prized eagle for an urgent mission. But is her task worth the risk of offending the king of the gods?"
16) Venus
Author
Series
Publisher
RiverFront Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surveys classical mythology, discussing the relationship between Greek and Roman myths, and describes the birth and life of the goddess Venus.
17) Hercules
Author
Series
Publisher
RiverFront Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surveys classical mythology, discussing the relationship between Greek and Roman myths, and describes the birth and life of the demigod Hercules, known as Heracles in Greek mythology.
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations ; 20-22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a sea battle between the Olympians and the Titans, the Olympians find themselves shipwrecked on an island, and when Uranus' stars falls into the ocean, a dangerous wave of bubbles heads towards the island.
Author
Series
Underworlds (Tony Abbott) volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Owen, Dana, Jon, and Sydney must find a crystal rune before Norse trickster Loki uses its power to destroy their world.
20) Hercules
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates the exploits of Hercules and his importance in Roman mythology, including his connection to such figures as King Augeas and Queen Hippolyte, and describes the role of myths in the modern world.
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