The Beasts in the Jar: Greek Beasts and Heroes 1

Embark on a journey through the ancient world and enjoy the greatest stories ever told in the first of a highly-collectible series of Greek myths for children aged 5-8.
Long ago, in ancient Greece, the gods and goddesses gave the gift of storytelling to men and women, and ordered that there should be a great storytelling festival, once every seven years, near Troy, which draws entrants from far and near. Atticus the Storyteller is determined to take part but finds himself diverted on his route by happenings large and small. Always, his diversions lead to wonderful stories - and here they are ...

In the first volume of WHO'S WHO IN GREEK MYTHS, discover the story of creation, meet the legendary gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the glorious Pandora, and Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun.

Anthony Lewis lives with his wife and two young daughters in Cheshire. Since he graduated with a first class honours degree in 1989 he has illustrated and contributed to more than 200 children's books at home and abroad.

A superb introduction to the Ancient Greek myths and legends. Highly recommended — THE BOOKBAG

A fascinating and fun collection — LANCASHIRE EVENING POST

Ideal for newly independent readers. Coats' style offers much to fire the imagination and foster the art of storytelling, with its

richly patterned story language and well chosen description. — WRITE AWAY

Perfectly written for age 7+ — IRISH EXAMINER

Lots of the stories are well known but are well worth retelling again. The stories are beautifully short, which means they should

work well to read to a young child, or have the child read themselves, with room for a second story if required. Keep them coming! — BOOKWITCH

'All the famous stories are here, re-told in a magical way with great illustrations' — ANGELS AND URCHINS

A great introduction to the colourful classical world. — JUNIOR

The Gods were generous with their storytelling gifts to Lucy Coats, as her Historical knowledge and sparkling prose draw children on an exciting journey through the ancient world — THE LITERACY CLUB

An exceptional collection of myths...written in a lively style which breathes new life into these old legends — WRITING MAGAZINE

The writing is light and humorous, while colourful pictures and maps guide the reader swiftly through the mountains and seas of the classical lands. A great way of bringing the myths and legends of ancient Greece to a young audience — CAROUSEL

This is a very good book — ANORAK MAGAZINE - Tessa, Aged 7

These are lovely books which explain some quite complicated myths in relatively easy language for 6 - 9 year olds. The books are beautifully illustrated throughout which helps to bring the stories to life — THE SCHOOL RUN.COM

This is a marvellous set of 12 books — PARENTS IN TOUCH WEBSITE

I thought this book was very good. I especially loved the monsters. Each story was only a few pages long, so i could read one each day. I would recommend anyone my age to read it — KID AROUND MAGAZINE - George Potter, Aged 9