{"product_id":"odysseus-book-3-early-myths-kids-books-on-greek-myth-9781523287680","title":"Odysseus: Book 3- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003e**Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards and honourable mention at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eOdysseus is the third book in the Early Myths collection, a series of children's picture books on Greek myth. Each book covers a character from mythology and brings the tale to life through illustrations and story-telling, with inspiration from ancient art and literature. The books are aimed at 4 to 10 year olds, are beautifully designed and easy to read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur picture book of Odysseus tells one of the greatest stories from Greek mythology. Our hero sails away to take part in a great Trojan War, but his success at the battle is followed by a wandering return as he comes across monsters, nymphs, gods and heroes. Learn about his adventures and his wish to rejoin his beloved family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor teachers and parents, we have a notes section at the back, describing how our illustrations have been inspired by ancient Greek vase-painting, sculptures, and early literature. The kids don't need to know this aspect to enjoy the tale, but the grown-ups can learn about how we have taken time and care to construct our book, using the early historical sources, rather than simply repeat a generic version of the myth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwards for our Early Myths collection: \u003cbr\u003e- Perseus: bronze medal winner at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2014\u003cbr\u003e- Odysseus: honourable mention at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2015\u003cbr\u003e- Odysseus: finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2015\u003cbr\u003e- Atalanta: silver medal at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e- Atalanta: honourable mention at Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e- Atalanta: finalist at the Readers' Favorite Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e- Herakles: 1st prize for illustrations and 6+ picture book at the Dragonfly Books Awards 2017\u003cbr\u003e- Herakles: gold award at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2017\u003cbr\u003e- Herakles: silver medalist in the Wishing Shelf Children's Books Awards 2017\u003cbr\u003e- Theseus: best illustrations at Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2018\u003cbr\u003e- Theseus: honourable Mention in Picture Books (5 and younger category) at the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2018\u003cbr\u003e- Theseus: silver medalist at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Simon Spence studied for his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham, looking at the myths of Jason, Perseus and Bellerophon. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe Image of Jason in Early Greek Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, is the result of this work and is the most extensive analysis of the myth up to the fifth century B.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2013, Simon launched the Early Myths series, which brings the oldest myths stories to a new audience. Early Myths is a children's books series with beautiful illustrations inspired by some of the oldest Classical vase-paintings and sculptures. The aim is to bring some of the oldest myth characters to a young audience, to excite and inspire young minds with the oldest Greek tales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Simon lives and works in Dublin, Ireland and has over twenty-five years experience in teaching Classical history, archaeology and myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50854175015186,"sku":"9781523287680","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7caf290a-0da5-4d73-a61a-ac3d47311a7b.jpg?v=1737462012","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/odysseus-book-3-early-myths-kids-books-on-greek-myth-9781523287680","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}