Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare
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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... The boys at school are excited. The Olympic games are coming to the city. They may be too young to compete, but their teacher suggests the school should have its own games. Of course, girls have no part at all in these festivities but Elena discovers her twin brother, Cypselis, has made a bet with Big Bacchiad (the school bully). If Cypselis wins he will get a new goat. If he loses then Elena will become Bacchiad's slave. Elena's freedom is at stake - she needs all her cunning to make sure her brother wins. But will he? Terry Deary's Greek Tales explore the world of Ancient Greece through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people and take place in some of the most recognisable Greek settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.
Paperback Book
64 pages, black & white
Published: 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781472942029
Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 8mm
Author(s): Terry Deary
Illustrator(s):
Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare Paperback Book Edition by Terry Deary
Part of The Popular Series: Greek Tales
Suggested Age Group(s): 5 to 8 year olds,
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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... The boys at school are excited. The Olympic games are coming to the city. They may be too young to compete, but their teacher suggests the school should have its own games. Of course, girls have no part at all in these festivities but Elena discovers her twin brother, Cypselis, has made a bet with Big Bacchiad (the school bully). If Cypselis wins he will get a new goat. If he loses then Elena will become Bacchiad's slave. Elena's freedom is at stake - she needs all her cunning to make sure her brother wins. But will he? Terry Deary's Greek Tales explore the world of Ancient Greece through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people and take place in some of the most recognisable Greek settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.
Paperback Book
64 pages, black & white
Published: 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781472942029
Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 8mm
Author(s): Terry Deary
Illustrator(s):
Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare Paperback Book Edition by Terry Deary
Part of The Popular Series: Greek Tales
Suggested Age Group(s): 5 to 8 year olds,
Corona Service Update: Please allow 5 to 7 days for STANDARD delivery. Our warehouse teams are following all Government Guidance on social distancing.
UK Standard Delivery is £3.95, UK FREE when you spend over £50
Next Day Delivery £7.95, Subject to access.
Deliveries for In-Stock items are currently taking 5 to 7 working days, please wait until after this time to contact us. We send emails out at all stages, so once your order has been despatched we will send another email with tracking information where appropriate.
Our carriers are operating a 'contactless delivery', with GPS tracking to ensure your house has been visited.
If an item is 'Out of Stock/Pre-Order' we will part ship so you receive what we have within 7 days (subject to local carriers), the rest will follow at our expense.
UK Standard Delivery is £3.95, UK FREE when you spend over £50
Next Day Delivery £7.95, Subject to access & Covid-19 policy this may NOT be Next Day and we can not refund.
20 Years of tried and trusted trading. We have won over 5 national mail order awards including Best Internet Business, and are one of the UK’s Top 10 UK mail order companies as named by The Daily Telegraph. Science, Tech, Engineering, Art & Maths (STEAM) are our speciality being the passion of our founder and former teacher, Alison Quill. |
FREE UK delivery on orders over £50 Our standard delivery charge is £3.95 for UK destinations and our checkout calculates overseas destinations based on the weight of goods in your basket. Next day delivery is available (NOT guaranteed during Corona Restrictions, sorry) for £7.95. |
You get a full 90 days to return your item to us. So for whatever reason (so long as it in original packaging and perfect condition) simply send it back to us and we'll cheerfully refund you every penny. |
Returns are Easy Simply send your item to our returns centre for fast processing. Please complete the returns note on the reverse of your delivery note telling us if you wish to have an exchange or refund. We'll get you a replacement or refund in a snap! We refund postage for faulty items. |
We insist that you love everything you buy from us. If you're unhappy for any reason whatsoever, just let us know and we'll bend over backwards to make things right again. |
Ordering from BrightMinds is 100% safe and secure we go that extra mile and have EV extra secure SSL certificate so you can rest easy. We also subscribe to the Norton Shopping Guarantee Scheme for your extra protection; a 30 day guarantee of up to a £1,000 of the purchase price, that you will receive the products/services you ordered, in accordance with the terms of sale and if our published price drops within 30 days of the purchase, you can make a claim for up to £100 of the difference. |