In this collection of very short stories, none of the stories is more than two pages long, and some are much shorter. There are stories about ghosts, supermarkets, animals, adventures, and all kinds of things. Kevin Crossley-Holland is an established writer who has produced a number of books for OU[...]

Dramatic, compelling and comprehensive - the great cycle of Norse myths are retold for the modern reader in "The Penguin Book of Norse Myths" by Kevin Crossley-Holland. 'Burning ice, biting flame; that is how life begins'. The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciti[...]

The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo and anticipate the secrets and mysteries[...]

Thor is in for the battle of his life - his bone-smashing hammer versus the superhuman strength of the Giants. With Loki the trickster along for the ride, they must enter the Giant King's fortress and face him in the ultimate showdown. Is Thor a match for the Master of Magic? Particularly suitable[...]

Thor decides to teach the Giants a lesson. But is his superhuman strength a match for the Master of Magic? Classic Norse story, by a master storyteller. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.[...]

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sig av till de fientliga jättarnas land för

att utmana dem i strid. Där drar jättarnas

konung in dem i en tävling som består av

det ena omöjliga uppdraget efter det andra.

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