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'A wonderfully enjoyable adventure story. A SILVER MEDAL winner and highly recommended.' The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Winner of first prize at the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards for illustrations and the eBook category. Gold medal winner at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards.
Silver medalist in the Wishing Shelf Children's Books Awards
The most powerful hero in all of Greek mythology, Herakles is challenged to control his strength. Commanded by the gods, he must take on twelve great Labours: battling with monsters, controlling rivers, wrestling with lions, visiting the Underworld and fighting an army. Can he succeed and what will be his final reward?
Learn more in our award-winning myth book for children, ages 4 to 10.
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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