Greeking out. Heroes and Olympians
(2024)
By:
Curtis, Kenny
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
J/292.13/CURTIS,K
1 Hold on 1 Copy
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2024]
DESCRIPTION
191 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781426376276, 1426376278 :, 1426376278, 9781426377136, 1426377134, 9781426376276
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
"An official podcast tie-in."
"In this book [the reader will] encounter a god kidnapped by pirates, sheep used as camouflage, a super-shiny fleece, some dangerous metalworking, the world's most perfect animal, a really heavy boulder, and much more"--Back cover
Sequel to: Greeking out
Includes index
CONTENTS
Introduction --
Jason and the Argonauts --
Love at First Horse --
Hephaestus Finds His Way Home --
Man Versus Flower --
Athena's Perfect Gift --
Dionysus and the Pirate Adventure --
Tantalus's Terrible Stew --
Beauty and the Blacksmith --
Three Scary Old Ladies and One Dirty Eyeball --
Nobody Defeats a Cyclops --
Pan Pipes Up --
Heracles Holds Up the World --
Apollo and the All-Knowing Oracle --
The Tricks of Sisyphus --
Half-Horsing Around --
The Princess, the Cow, and the Giant With 100 Eyes --
Calypso's Lonely Island --
Mission: Rescue Zeus --
Mother of a Warrior --
A Riddle Wrapped in a Snake's Tail --
Guide to the Greeks! --
Map of Greece