How to Teach Classics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

'Immensely informative, wrapped in an engagingly casual tone, complemented by more than a dash of the bizarre. You'd be barking to miss it.' Professor Michael Scott Can you tell your Odysseus from your Oedipus? In this unique introduction, Philip Womack leads his beloved lurcher Una (and us) on a fleet-footed odyssey through the classical world. From Aeneas to Cerberus to Polydorus, you'll learn about the world of the Ancient Greeks and Romans and, with a bit of luck, you'll be able to pass it on to your dog. But maybe best leave out that story of the hounds who tore their very own master limb from limb...

Womack, Philip

Religion & Spirituality

Oneworld Publications

Write Your Own Myths&nbsp;showcases 20 myths, legends, and folktales from many different periods and cultures, and uses them as springboards and prompts to help you write your own versions--or point you in directions you never thought you'd go. You'll learn about all the important aspects of creative writing:&nbsp; &nbsp; * Learn about beginnings from&nbsp;The Sword in the Stone.&nbsp; * Baba Yaga's chicken house will help you get those settings believable.&nbsp; * Odysseus will teach you about dialogue and Loki will help you with plot.&nbsp; &nbsp; Supported with beautiful illustrations that will get your imagination flowing, there are also glossaries, tips and tricks, extra prompts, and more information about each myth or legend.&nbsp; The final section is packed with even more ideas for further reading and discovery.&nbsp; &nbsp; So what are you waiting for? Pick up a pen, and get creative!&nbsp;

Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Union Square Kids

Write Your Own Sci-Fi explores the many worlds of science fiction, introducing beloved classics as well as new writing. Using key works as springboards and prompts, you’ll also learn the nuts and bolts that go into writing science fiction that’s out of this world. 
• Learn about character with Luke Skywalker. 
• Discover how to create convincing space battles, androids, and aliens. 
• Polish your plot with Ernest Cline (Ready Player One) and Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). 
• Master world-building with Ursula K. Le Guin (A Wizard of Earthsea).\nFilled with fantastic illustrations to set your mind soaring, there are also tips, tricks, and interactive pages to fuel your jetpack and send you into orbit.

Write Your Own Sci-Fi: Your Guide to Writing Fiction That's Out of This World

The Other Book

Edward Pollock lives an ordinary life at his ordinary boarding school, where the food is bad and the teachers are way too serious. But one day he's inexplicably drawn to a strange and powerful book, and suddenly the boarding school isn't quite so ordinary anymore. Capable of boosting men to heroism or destroying them in malice and evil, The Other Book has laid dormant for 400 years, waiting for someone to restore it to its original glory. While Edward must do his best to keep The Other book safe, a mysterious new teacher at the school becomes intent of getting a hold of the Book for her own sinister purposes. This dark and thrilling new fantasy takes a look at what happens when bad people control the forces of magic.

Children's Books

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Dark forces are at work in the House of the Double Axe. Stephan, the thirteen-year-old son of King Minos of Crete, stumbles across a terrifying conspiracy. Is the Minotaur, a half man half bull who eats human flesh, real? Or is something even more dangerous threatening to engulf both the palace and the world?
Stephan must race to save his family from a terrible fate and find out what really lurks inside the labyrinth...
 You think you know the story? Think again.
 The Double Axe is the first instalment in Philip Womack's Blood and Fire series, which reimagines classical myths from the point of view of teenage protagonists. It's a thrilling tale of adventure, and an opportunity for young readers to engage with and learn more about classical mythology.

The Double Axe (Blood and Fire, 1)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Alma Books

The Broken King, the first book in The Darkening Path trilogy, is a thrilling fantasy adventure that takes its cue from Browning’s poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came." It tells the story of a boy called Simon who must search for and fight a terrifying enemy when his little sister is snatched away to a dark underworld. He is accompanied by Fiona, who has lost her brother in similar mysterious circumstances, and a strange, un-named boy who rescues them from a violent attack in the middle of the night. Instructed by a strange winged-deer messenger, they are told that together they must complete three tasks before they can enter the world of the Broken King to find them.

The Broken King (The Darkening Path)

Troika

The King’s Shadow, the second book in The Darkening Path trilogy, is a thrilling fantasy adventure that references ancient Greek mythology with a dash of Victorian gothic. Simon and Flora have reached the land of the Broken King in search of their siblings. But here, nothing is quite what it seems. Who can Simon and Flora trust? What does Pike, their mysterious companion, stand to gain? As rumors of war and revolution swirl around them, and as the sinister Knight of the Swan dogs their every move, the pair must confront their terrifying final task. And if they can free their siblings, will they then be able to open the way between the worlds, and return home?

The King's Shadow (The Darkening Path)

The King's Revenge (3) (The Darkening Path)

A child's desperate voice is calling to Meg Lewis from the garden of her new house. As her investigation leads to a knot of deceit, betrayal and cruelty, Meg discovers magical powers of her own.Mysteries abound: why is a shape-shifting vixen following her? And what secrets lie hidden in the Golden Tower?Meg finds herself embroiled in a centuries-old battle that threatens the very balance of the world itself.

Ghostlord (Wildlord, 2)

Little Island Books

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How to Teach Classics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories

Write Your Own Sci-Fi: Your Guide to Writing Fiction That's Out of This World

The Other Book

How to Teach Classics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

The Double Axe (Blood and Fire, 1)

The Broken King (The Darkening Path)

The King's Shadow (The Darkening Path)

The King's Revenge (3) (The Darkening Path)

Ghostlord (Wildlord, 2)