This selection of 16 Greek myths provides tales of adventure, courage and mystery. Geraldine McCaughrean's re-telling makes them accessible for Key Stage 3 pupils.

 

This book is part of a book series called New Windmills Ks3 .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 112 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2010 by Pearson Education Limited .

Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of The Odyssey and other titles in the acclaimed Oxford Illustrated Classics series.

This book has the following chapters:

In the Beginning and Pandora's Box

Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds

Echo and Narcissus

Daedalus and Icarus

Arachne the Spinner

King Midas

Perseus

The Twelve Labours of Heracles

Apollo and Daphne

Theseus and the Minotaur

Jason and the Golden Fleece

Orpheus and Eurydice

Atalanta's Race

The Wooden Horse

Odysseus

Freedom for Prometheus

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