The "Magical Myths" series re-tell classic single story myths using colourful illustrations to bring the characters to life. Each title includes an introductory spread providing additional background information, putting the myth into a historical context for young readers.

 

This book features in the following series: Magical Myths, Myths And Legends .

There are 25 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

Caroline Pitcher's story Kevin the Blue won the Independent Story of the Year Award in 1993. Caroline's first book for Frances Lincoln was The Snow Whale with Jackie Morris, chosen as one of Child Education's Best Books of 1996 and shortlisted for the 1997 Children's Book Award. Nilesh Mistry was born in Bombay. He came to Britain in 1975 and studied illustration at Harrow School of Art and Central St Martin's School of Art. He lives in Harrow. James Riordan has written many books for children, including many translations of Russian tales. His Peter and the Wolf is published in cloth and paperback by Oxford.