Strong Stuff: Herakles and His Labors (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780892367849)

Herakles was one of the greatest of all Greek heroes, and his exploits have been celebrated in paintings, songs, poetry, and sculpture for thousands of years. Now it's time for him to have his own children's book, one devoted exclusively to his labors and adventures.

Written by John Harris and illustrated by artist Gary Baseman, Strong Stuff tells the amazing stories of the Stymphalian Birds (defeated by crashing cymbals), creepy King Geryon (with three heads AND three bodies), the Augean Stables (don't ask), and nine other labors that Herakles performed. This is a one-of-a-kind account of the great mythological hero in action.

Stong stuff!

With a super-helpful map and a pronunciation guide for those sometimes-hard-to-pronounce classical names.

Author: John Harris
ISBN-10: 0892367849
ISBN-13: 9780892367849
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 12.44h x 9.18w x 0.38d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2005 pg. 915
Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 75
Publishers Weekly 09/05/2005 pg. 62
School Library Journal 11/01/2005 pg. 116
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2005
Booklist 11/15/2005 pg. 39
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 114 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw