Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses

by Adrian Mitchell

Other authorsAlan Lee (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

821.914

Tags

myths and legends, illustrated, short stories, magical creatures, oversized

Genres

Collections

Children's Lit & Picture Books, Myths, Legends & Folklore, Wizard Library

Publication

Frances Lincoln Children's Books (2009), Edition: First Thus, Hardcover, 144 pages

Description

Recreated from Ovid's "Metamorphoses," these stories, ballads, and headline news articles let the Minotaur, King Midas, Arachne, Bacchus, Persephone, and many more haunting figures walk the Earth once more.

Awards

USBBY Outstanding International Book (Grades 6-8 — 2011)

Language

English

Physical description

144 p.; 9.45 inches

ISBN

1845075366 / 9781845075361

Local notes

Recreated from Ovid's Metamorphoses, these stories, ballads, and headline news articles let the Minotaur, King Midas, Arachne, Bacchus, Persephone, and many more haunting figures walk the Earth once more. Stunning artwork by Alan Lee

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