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Enter a world of myth and magic. Follow the adventures of Mighty Aphrodite, Heroic Hercules and Awesome Apollo - super-heroes of long ago! Everything you need to know about anything to do with Mythology and great for project work.

The Burning Bridge is the second thrilling book in John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series - over eight million sold worldwide.For years the Kingdom of Araluen has prospered, while the evil lord Morgarath has lived beyond the impassable mountains. But he has not been idle.Now apprentice Will must embark on his most dangerous mission yet. The King's army has been deceived, and are headed for a brutal ambush. And he is the only one who can save them . . .Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lor...

Jack lives with his mother and when their cow stops giving milk Jack is sent to sell it. He exchangs the cow for magic beans. However, in anger his mother throws them out the window where they grow into a giant beanstalk. What adventures will jack find at the top of the beanstalk?

This engaging retelling of the Southern Sierra Miwok legend features the great Yosemite Valley monolith, El Capitan, and how it came to be. Mother Grizzly Bear thinks that her two playful cubs are wrestling and having fun along the Merced River while she is checking her fish traps. When she returns to join her sons, however, she discovers the cubs are nowhere to be found. It takes an unlikely hero to bring her cubs safely home. Populated with characters based on real Sierra animals, this story i...

Think you know the story of the three little pigs? Not until you've read this version, retold and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner James Marshall. Children will know and love the familiar characters—three pig brothers and one huffing-puffing wolf—and they will giggle over the funny, new dialogue and cartoon like illustrations, which put a fresh, modern twist on the classic tale.

An explorer goes in search of the Inca's legendary lost city of gold, but discovers instead a more spiritual treasure.

A peasant changes places with a prince and both youths learn something about "pleasures and palaces."