Hercules - Champion of the World
Age 8+
General Fiction
He was the best at being the best!
Hercules is the best at everything. He’s the best at fighting, the best at running and the best at being good-looking. King Eury is jealous. He wants to get rid of Herc. So he sends him on a series of deadly missions. Will Herc be the best at surviving?
Creators
Nigel Gray has published over seventy books – most for children –and they have been translated into twenty-four languages. He has won The Dickens Fellowship Award, and The Irish Post Award for Literature. His books for children include A Balloon for Grandad and A Country Far Away. Nigel was born in England, but now lives in a timber and iron pole house in Kalamunda, Western Australia, with his wife and their dog.
Heath McKenzie is a much-loved and highly successful Melbourne-based children’s book illustrator whose work ranges from early childhood picture books to YA novel covers. The funniest illustrator not on the stand-up circuit, and much in demand for his school appearances, Heath learned the alphabet a little while ago and can still remember it all to this day!
Reviews
Jam packed with hilarious illustrations of Heath McKenzie, ‘Hercules-Champion of the World’ is a fun way for fans of Greek Mythology to learn about The Twelve Labors of Hercules.
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