Illustrated Norse Myths

By: Louie Stowell, Alex Frith

Illustrated by Matteo Pincelli

Series : Illustrated Story Collections

Age 6+

RRP £14.00

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A thrilling collection of Viking myths, brought to life with evocative illustrations. Meet dragon-slaying heroes and giant-smashing gods, as well as Thor, the thunder god, Loki the shape-shifting trickster and sea serpents, fire demons and frost giants in these awe-inspiring myths. Includes a guide to Norse names and characters, and internet links to websites to find out more about the Vikings.

Chapters in this book include:
- About Norse Myths
- Characters and Realms

In the Beginning...
- Ymir and the Gods
- Odin's Thirst for Knowledge
- The War of the Gods

Stories of Loki
- Loki Lends a Hand
- Loki's Children
- Loki Tricks the Dwarves

Stories of Thor
- Thor and the Sea Serpent
- Thor's Wedding Day
- Thor and the Frost Giants

Details

Extent:: 280 pages
Dimensions:: 198.2 x 161.2mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781409550723
Lexile:: 710L
Key Stage:: KS1, KS2
Publication Date:: November 2013
Work Reference:: 00746

Contents

Chapters in this book include:
- About Norse Myths
- Characters and Realms

In the Beginning...
- Ymir and the Gods
- Odin's Thirst for Knowledge
- The War of the Gods

Stories of Loki
- Loki Lends a Hand
- Loki's Children
- Loki Tricks the Dwarves

Stories of Thor
- Thor and the Sea Serpent
- Thor's Wedding Day
- Thor and the Frost Giants

Author

Louie Stowell has written dozens of non-fiction and stories for Usborne, on everything from space science and coding to the human body and politics. After working as an author/editor for Usborne, she went on to be an Editorial Director at Ladybird, Penguin Random House. She is author of the bestselling Loki novels.

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Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.

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Series

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Press

I really like the book because it has helped explain how different characters are linked and the Myths are written in such a way that my 2 kids are totally fine reading them by themselves (well some of the names are really hard to pronounce but we don't stress over that).

offamily learning together

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