Results for "The Odyssey" in Action & Adventure

“Stunning illustrations and sparkling storytelling..." - Elodie Harper "An absolute gem!" - Jennifer Saint Voyages across the sea, man-eating monsters, witches, gods, and goddesses: The Odyssey is the ultimate adventure story. Take a journey across the sea and follow the heroic, catastrophic...

Shannon Simpson has no idea she can communicate with animals when she sets off on a 100-mile trek through the forest seeking her long-lost grandmother. Finding Gran means winding her way safely through the woods with only a compass, her wits and a mysterious, possibly magical, marra mamba stone to guide her. During her journey, Shannon faces bad weather, injuries, hunger, thirst, and wild animals—some nice and some not so nice. And she uncovers secrets about her family and herself.

Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs...

This is the first volume on an epic science fiction series, covering journals #1 to #4 in a total series of 25 journals. It begins when two friends uncover a secret underground passageway to where dinosaurs have evolved and become intelligent. After learning how to grow a night flowering fruit and eating it, a boy enters a coma, and has to win a virtual game in order to free himself.

Mary Pope Osborne retells thrilling stories from Homer's Odyssey, one of the greatest epics of all time. Volume One includes: Book One: The One-Eyed Giant When Odysseus must leave his home to fight in the Trojan War, he never imagines that he'll be away from his family for so many years. Now, at...

Elliot's life is spiralling out of control. He's been suspended from school, his ex-convict dad is useless around the house and his mum's health is worsening. What's more, the gods are determined to forge on with the quest for the third chaos stone. An unlikely, hilarious and heart-warming...

A holy boy discovers he is a being used by a robot and refuses to fool the masses. Instead, he turns into a werewolf, but another woman saves the citizens of the planet by hiding them in a Great Pyramid while the planet floods.

A girl, using magical creatures, fights against cloned boys, while using the plant energy from another girl to bring a boy back to life, who gives birth. Then she and her friend fight against the evil magical creature created by a robot using DNA splicing. This is the eighteenth of a multi-volume series, each book building on a new adventure.

A young girl attempts to bring her uncle back to life, as well as a mermaid and her mother, while fighting a huge octopus, and befriending vultures and a sea turtle. This is the sixteenth of a multi-volume series, each book building on a new adventure.

A boy discovers a magical stone while out fishing, bringing about a prehistoric bird that helps him in his quest to rescue a mermaid from an octopus in an underwater volcano. His best friend tries to rescue him with the help of his daughter, fighting off some underwater creatures while befriending others. This is the 14th of a multi-volume series, each book building on a new adventure.

A king teleports back to a remote planet to right what he did wrong. Then he returns with a boy. This boy holds the secrets to a mold that protects against a worm disease—one that is acting as a parasite and controlling the military. His friend returns home as well, only to discover his bride is not real, but contains the hidden secrets of extinct species.

Two boys attempt to land on a foreign planet, where the human colony outpost is fighting against giant alien species. They are able to unite all with the power of science, as well as love. This is the fifth of a multi-volume series, each book building on a new adventure.

Volume Two Includes:Book Three: Sirens and Sea Monsters Odysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done: returned alive from the terrifying Land of the Dead. Armed with warnings and advice from the ghost of the prophet Tiresias, Odysseus is determined to finally sail home to...

Mary Pope Osborne concludes the exciting adventures of Odysseus, with two new books, each based on episodes from The Odyssey. Book Five: Return to Ithaca: After years of captivity on Calypso's island, Odysseus finds himself on the shores of yet another strange land. Meanwhile, his wife, Penelope...

This reissue of the 1919 classic combines the immortal stories from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into one glorious saga of heroism and magical adventure. Beloved by generations, Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of these epic adventures is remarkably fresh, consistently spellbinding, and unmatched for its richness and poetry.

Carl's Odyssey #1: The Frozen Aisle is the first book in the adventure book series about a little bulb of garlic who's lost in the grocery store and goes on an epic adventure to get back home. Follow the adventures of our hero, Carl B. Garlic, with amazing voice acting and hilarious sound effects that really bring the story to life!