Louie Stowell

A retelling of Homer's "Odyssey", the story of a clever but unlucky Greek hero who just wants to get home... but fate has other ideas. It is aimed at fully confident readers who can manage sub-plots and complex sentence structure but don't have the stamina for standard-length books.

Suitable for aspiring young writers, this activity book is full of hints, tips and handy tasks for writing stories. It includes writing tips, techniques and methods to make every story a masterpiece, with helpful activities on coming up with ideas, writing from different points of view, and creating characters, settings and story lines.

A sumptuously illustrated treasury of Greek Myths filled with thirty-two lively tales of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, bound in a luxury cloth-covered hardback. Includes an extensive refrence section.

Captain Blackjack and his crew set sail for buried treasure but there are lots of dangers they must avoid along the way. An exciting pirate adventure in an interactive storybook with three tracks for the wind-up pirate ship to sail around.

Shakespeare's classic story retold for children growing in reading confidence and ability. When a ghostly figure appears to Prince Hamlet, he discovers the dreadful truth about his father's death. His quest for revenge leads him into a world of mayhem, madness and murder. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme.

A timeless love story specially rewritten for children growing in their reading confidence and ability. The Beast lives alone in his castle, enchanted by a wicked fairy and waiting for true love to break the spell. Could Beauty be the one to see through his ugly exterior?