Britannia
Illustrated by RICHARD BRASSEY

Our island's history is made up of the best stories from the very beginning right up to our own times. Some of them are little more than legend and have disappeared from the history books. Others that seem hard to believe are absolutely true. 'Britannia' does not set out to be an accurate chronicle of Britain's past, but to put the 'story' back into history.

Orion Children's Books

 

'...best of the bunch...her re-tellings are fresh, lively and accessible...'

Daily Telegraph

'...colourful, excitiung and heroic stories...'

Bookseller

'...a succession of readable, child-friendly two page spreads...she is a storyteller often touched by genius...'

Books for Keeps

   
 

Knights, Kings and Conquerors
Rebels and Royals
Daredevils and Desperadoes
Ghosts Rogues and Highwaymen
Movers Shakers and Record Breakers
Britannia has also been published in five parts of twenty stories each by Dolphin
         
 

Britannia on Stage

Twenty five of the stories from 'Britannia' adapted as short stage plays for schools and drama groups. All have stage directions, lists of characters, props and costumes, and can be performed singly or in concert.


Dolphin Paperbacks

 

 

         
 

Brave Magic
Illustrated by CATHIE FELSTEAD

Once upon a time when magic flew on the wind, two chieftain braves were born, but one of them wanted to kill the other...

Scholastic

 

 

         
 

The Quest of Isis
Illustrated by DAVID SIM

Queen Isis loves the little men and women in her care. But above all she loves her husband Osiris. So when the wicked Set sets a murderous trap for Osiris, the queen's difficult and dangerous quest begins - to rescue him against all the odds.

Longman

 

 

         
   Gilgamesh - The Hero
Illustrated by DAVID PARKINS

This is the oldest story in the world - older than the Odyssey, older that the Iliad, older even than the Bible.
And it's all about the things that matter most to us today: frienship, fame, courage, happiness.

Oxford University Press

   

'Altogether a powerful and classic retelling of the famous story, well within the understanding of juniors and early teens.'

School Librarian

         
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