A Shot in the Dark (Orchard Myths) - Softcover
Lively, entertaining and accessible, these retellings of stories from Roman mythology feature famous gods and goddesses, and familiar Italian locations. Vividly brought to life by Tony Ross's much-loved illustrations, all of these stories are taken from the successful Orchard Book of Roman Myths. A Shot in the Dark/The Taming of Venus: Did you know that the constellation Orion was made when the goddess Diana fell in love? And discover who broke the heart of Venus, goddess of love.
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Geraldine McCaughrean is an award-winning storyteller and has retold many well-known stories. Her collections include: The Orchard Book of Greek Myths, The Orchard Book of Greek Gods and Goddesses and The Orchard Book of Stories from the Ballet. Her novels for children have won the Guardian Children's Book Prize, the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Award. Geraldine lives in Berkshire with her husband and daughter. Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children's book creators/illustrators in Britain. His numerous books include the internationally successful 'Little Princess' books (Andersen Press) and for Orchard, the hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as Adrian Mitchell's poetry collections, Balloon Lagoon and Dancing in the Street. Tony lives in Cheshire.
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- PublisherOrchard Bks.
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1841215260
- ISBN 13 9781841215266
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages48
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