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Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks / Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades

byTerry Deary, Rick Riordan

Genres: History Young Adult Ancient Empires

Who is this book for? Readers interested in mythology and history, particularly young adults and children.

Topics IdentityFriendshipSurvival

MoodLight-hearted, Hopeful

HumorOccasional Humor

ViolenceMild

A brilliant Percy Jackson mini adventure plus Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks - a winning combo for World Book Day!The goddess Persephone has summoned Percy, Thalia and Nico to the Underworld in order to retrieve Hades' powerful sword before it falls into the wrong hands. Easier said than done in a world full of evil daimons, ghosts and ghouls. Not to mention Iapetos - brother of the powerful Titan lord, Kronos. This time the young demigods are really up against it - will Percy manage to return the sword before it's too late?Flip the book over for lots more ancient Greek fun with Terry Deary's brilliant Groovy Greeks:It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? Why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax? Discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks - all the gore and more!

Language

Published on

01/01/2009

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780955944680

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