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Atalanta: Book 4- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth Paperback – Large Print, January 4, 2016

by Dr Simon Spence (Author), Colm Lawton (Illustrator)
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**Winner of silver medal at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards**

Atalanta is the fourth book in the Early Myths collection, a series of children's picture books on Greek myth. Each book covers a character from mythology and brings the tale to life through illustrations and story-telling, with inspiration from ancient art and literature. The books are aimed at 4 to 10 year olds, are beautifully designed and easy to read.

Atalanta is the story of a young girl who does not want to be married off to a local prince, and instead heads off into the forest to live with the animals. She learns to hunt, run, and take on all that nature throws at her, becoming one of the best of the heroes. She takes on the strongest of the men- and wins! When she does agree to find a partner she challenges the other heroes to be her equal and meets a person who respects her skills and ability. But can he convince her that he is her true love?

For teachers and parents, we have a notes section at the back, describing how our illustrations have been inspired by ancient Greek vase-painting, sculptures, and early literature. The kids don’t need to know this aspect to enjoy the tale, but the grown-ups can learn about how we have taken time and care to construct our book, using the early historical sources, rather than simply repeat a generic version of the myth.

Awards for our Early Myths collection:
- Perseus: bronze medal winner at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2014
- Odysseus: honourable mention at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2015
- Odysseus: finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2015
- Atalanta: silver medal at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2016
- Atalanta: honourable mention at Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2016
- Atalanta: finalist at the Readers' Favorite Awards 2016
- Herakles: 1st prize for illustrations and 6+ picture book at the Dragonfly Books Awards 2017
- Herakles: gold award at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2017
- Herakles: silver medalist in the Wishing Shelf Children’s Books Awards 2017
- Theseus: best illustrations at Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2018
- Theseus: honourable Mention in Picture Books (5 and younger category) at the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2018
- Theseus: silver medalist at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2018

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  1. Reading age
    7 - 9 years
  2. Book 4 of 11
    Early Myths
  3. Print length
    36 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    2 - 3
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.09 x 11 inches
  7. Publication date
    January 4, 2016
  8. ISBN-10
    1523259531
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1523259533
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"The characters are larger than life and Atalanta's strength and courage will motivate and inspire any young reader." Readers' Favorite

"These are wonderful books, and children do and will love them."
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"[this] book series...teaches young people about the Greek myths. I think other parents will appreciate the educational information in this story and kids will love the adventure..." Readers' Favorite

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It was important to write a book in our series which contained a strong female character. Many of the heroes of Greek myth are male, but this story inspired us due to Atalanta's determination and conviction as well as being a woman.However, I also chose not to focus on gender as an issue- Atalanta is a hero and not a heroine. She is of equal standing to the other heroes in mythology, such as Perseus and Jason. Coincidentally, the book was released around the same time as the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens. Readers may note similarities between Atalanta and Rae, one of the lead characters in the movie. The figure of Atalanta informs many characters in stories over the years, and even if it seems to be a coincidence, I believe this is due to the original Greek myth having such strength.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 4, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 36 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523259531
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1523259533
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.09 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Early Myths is a children's books series with beautiful illustrations inspired by some of the oldest Classical vase-paintings, sculptures and literature. The aim is to bring the oldest myth characters to junior readers, to excite and inspire young minds with the oldest tales. The collection began in 2013 and is aimed at 4-10 year olds. Most myth books are for teenagers and older, and our interest was in making the myths fun and accessible to primary and pre-high school age.

Our award-winning titles include Perseus, Odysseus, Atalanta, Helen, Jason, Herakles and Theseus.

Simon lives and works in Dublin, Ireland and has over twenty-five years experience in teaching Classical history, archaeology and myth. He studied for his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham, looking at the myths of Jason, Perseus and Bellerophon.

The collection has won many book awards for story, design and illustration. In 2018 we were honoured to have the foreword for “Persephone” written by actor, director, comedian and writer, Stephen Fry. Stephen’s recent books include “Mythos” (2017), “Heroes” (2018) and "Troy" (2020)

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e.tun
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
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These are really great books. I purchased the whole set for my 5 year old and she loves them all. I will probably cut and paste this review to each of the books in this series. Love them! I hope the author and illustrator keep making more.
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LaurenA
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written adaptation of this particular myth
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017
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Well written adaptation of this particular myth. Nicely illustrated. I bought if for my 6yr old who has suddenly become fascinated with Classical mythology. Seems age appropriate for her.
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