Rebecca K. Reynolds

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from "Romulus and Remus" (which tells how Rome came to be) to "Cupid and Psyche," "Oedipus and the Sphinx," and more. For easy reference, there's also a detailed list and family tree of all the important gods and goddesses right at the start. Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from "Romulus and Remus"...

From Icarus's legendary flight to Orpheus's trip to the underworld, this edition introduces young readers to classic Greek myths.

A simplified retelling of Homer's epic tale of the Trojan War.

An abridged retelling of Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son scheme to protect his throne.

An abridged retelling of the adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.

The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss and illustrated by his son Johann Emmanuel Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world...