Goddesses and Gardens

(Hardback, Adapted edition)

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Age range 3 to 6

Only the bravest dare to enter the gardens of the powerful goddesses of Greek myths!

In this must-have childrens storybook collection, young readers will enter a world where goddesses command the seasons, trespassers turn into pigs, and every flower has a story.

Discover magic and mythology, fruits and flowers, in three exciting myths:

• Descend into the underworld and back again with Persephone, the goddess of spring!
• Join Echo as she finds her independence with the help of the goddess Nemesis!
• Wash ashore on Circes remote island, where a mighty sorceress turns men into beasts!

This enchanting introduction to mythology by Valerie Tripp will have ancient stories of goddesses and gardens leaping right off the page. Discover the magic, and experience the triumph firsthand!

With stunning, full-colour illustrations from Teresa Martinez and foil on the cover, Goddesses and Gardens promises to thrill a new generation of readers with bold heroines and fantastical flora for a lifetime to come.

Includes a free poster!

Author Bio

Valerie Tripp (Yale 73; Harvard GSE 82) is the award-winning author of American Girl books about Felicity, Josefina, Samantha, Kit, Molly, and Maryellen as well as the Welliewisher and Hopscotch Hill School series. Currently, Tripp is writing a STEM series for National Geographic Kids. She is has adapted classics for Starry Forest Publishers, and has written numerous leveled readers, songs, stories, skills book pages, poems, and plays for educational publishers. Teresa Martinez grew up in a small town north of Mexico, playing in the river, walking with the cows, and feeding the neighbors pigs. Before becoming a childrens book illustrator, she studied graphic design and spent many afternoons reading art books in the university library. She lives in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.