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'Brings the myth to life! A BRONZE MEDAL WINNER and highly recommended.' The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Silver medal winner at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and bronze medal winner at the Wishing Shelf Book Awards
A young girl refuses to be married off to the local prince, and instead heads into the forest to live with the animals. There, she learns to hunt and survive with the bears and deal with all that nature throws at her. Her strength and endurance transforms her into one of the best of the heroes.
Each time Atalanta takes on the strongest of the men - she wins!
Learn more about her battles, races and wrestling contests in our award-winning adventure book.
Simon Spence
Simon Spence collaborated with Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham on the acclaimed memoirs Stoned (Vintage 2001) and 2Stoned (Vintage 2003), and then wrote his own book about Loog Oldham's legendary Immediate Records (Black Dog 2008). As a journalist, Simon has written features on popular culture for many publications, including the NME, The Face, iD, Dazed & Confused, the Independent, the Japan Times, and the International Herald Tribune. He lives in Manchester with his wife and three children.
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