Another hilarious adventure with the unpredictable and uncontrollable Zeus!
JOHN DOUGHERTY lives in Gloucestershire. A supply teacher with
plenty of experience of classroom activities in primary education,
he is also a singer-songwriter with one CD already available - and
has appeared on TV when his living room was designed in a Gothic
style by Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. In 2004, he also ran the London
Marathon to raise funds for a charity to help children in care.
Zeus on the Loose was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award in
2004 and Jack Slater, Monster Investigator was shortlisted for the
Ottaker's Children's Book Prize in 2005
This is a well-balanced blend of school story - complete with
knockabout humour - and some valuable information about classical
myths and legends
*Scottish Sunday Herald*
Zany story with lots of information on Ancient Greece
*Bournemouth Daily Echo*
An instantly involving, constantly hilarious tale
*Junior Education*
This book with its eye catching metallic book cover and intriguing
title just begs to be read . . . There is so much to keep young
readers entertained in this book. There's magic, a clever, fast
moving plot, a school setting which children can easily identify
with and interesting characters. . . . Greek Mythology is a central
theme and it is a masterstroke to introduce young readers to it in
a very unusual way
*Armadillo*
It's as crazy as it sounds. Suspend belief and enjoy
*Cork Evening Echo*
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