King Minos keeps a strange and dangerous beast in the maze of narrow corridors beneath his castle, known as the Labyrinth. This is the dreaded Minotaur who, every nine years is fed a horrible meal of seven young men and seven young girls from Athens, sent down to the Labyrinth to their deaths. Once inside the Labyrinth no one is ever able to find their way out...
Theseus, prince of Athens, vows to kill the Minotaur, and he willingly sails to Crete with the other young Athenians destined to sate the beast' s horrible hunger. Helped by the king' s daughter, Ariadne, who has fallen in love with him, Theseus enters the Labyrinth, armed with his sword and a ball of golden thread. " Unravel it as you go into the maze and you will be able to find your way out" Ariadne tells the young man.
Will Theseus kill the Minotaur? Will he be able to get out of the maze? Follow Theseus on his quest, through the Labyrinth, and see if YOU can spot where the Minotaur is lurking, and if you can follow the thread and help Theseus escape?

About the Author

Juliet Rix is an award winning freelance writer and broadcaster based in London. She started her career with BBC Television and Radio and writes for the Guardian, Times, Telegraph and Independent as well as magazines and websites.

Juliet has a degree in history of art and enjoys interviewing and writing on a wide range of subjects including the arts, history, social issues, health and travel. Trips to Crete - along with her sons' love of mazes - inspired this book. Juliet lives in north London.

Juliet Snape studied at Cambridge School of Art and completed with a post-graduate in illustration at St Martin's School of Art. Since then she has illustrated and written many picture books for children, including over 30 books with her husband, Charles. Their best selling giant-sized maze books (starting with The Fantastic Maze Book), for which Juliet painted huge scenes in acrylic, have sold across the world. Having a love for writing puzzles and creating mazes, they produce two highly acclaimed maths magazines for children, Circa and Buzz (www.circamaths.co.uk). They live in north London.

Reviews

"This is a nice accessible book for introducing Greek Myths to younger children, but would also support less able readers as a topic resource for Ancient Greece curriculum projects."

"Young audiences will particularly enjoy spotting the monster's whereabouts as they turn the pages taking Theseus closer and closer to the deadly creature."

"The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is engagingly retold with illustrations that are inspired by Minoan art."

"The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is engagingly retold with illustrations that are inspired by Minoan art."

"Young audiences will particularly enjoy spotting the monster' s whereabouts as they turn the pages taking Theseus closer and closer to the deadly creature."

"This is a nice accessible book for introducing Greek Myths to younger children, but would also support less able readers as a topic resource for Ancient Greece curriculum projects."

Book Information
ISBN 9781847806543
Author Juliet Rix
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC