A-Maze-Ing Minotaur - Rilegato

Rix, Juliet

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ISBN 10: 1847804314 ISBN 13: 9781847804310

Casa editrice: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, 2014

Riassunto

Beneath his castle, in the maze of narrow corridors known as the Labyrinth, King Minos keeps a strange and dangerous beast. This is the dreaded Minotaur who, every nine years, is fed a horrible meal of seven young men and seven young girls from Athens, sent down to their deaths in the Labyrinth. Once inside the Labyrinth, no one is ever able to find a way out. Theseus, prince of Athens, vows to kill the Minotaur, and he willingly sails to Crete with the other young Athenians doomed to sate the beast’s horrible hunger. Helped by the king’s daughter Ariadne, who has fallen in love with him, Theseus enters the Labyrinth armed with his sword and a ball of golden thread. Unravel it as you go into the maze and you will be able to find your way out,” Ariadne tells the young man. Will Theseus kill the Minotaur? Will he be able to get out of the maze? In this thrilling adventure, young readers follow Theseus on his quest through the Labyrinth to see if they can spot where the Minotaur is lurking and follow the thread and help Theseus escape.

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Recensione:

"This is a nice accessible book for introducing Greek Myths to younger children, but would also support less able readers as a topic resource for Ancient Greece curriculum projects."

(Isobel Powell The School Librarian)

"Young audiences will particularly enjoy spotting the monster’s whereabouts as they turn the pages taking Theseus closer and closer to the deadly creature."

(Red Reading Hub)

"The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is engagingly retold with illustrations that are inspired by Minoan art."

(Nicolette Jones Sunday Times)

L'autore:

Juliet Rix is an award-winning freelance writer and broadcaster. She started her career with BBC Television and Radio and writes forThe Guardian, The Times (London), the Daily Telegraph (London), andThe Independent as well as magazines and websites. Juliet Snape has illustrated and written many picture books for children, including over 30 books with her husband. Both live in London.

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• Editore: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847804314
• ISBN 13: 9781847804310
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Disegnatore: Snape Juliet