Legends & Mythology

Meet Anatiti: the most stubborn pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. Being chosen by the gods has given her quite an ego! After all, she knows best, not her pesky advisors. But when tragedy strikes and she is cursed, she realises maybe they had some good advice...

Chang's paintings are so good, his birds and animals seem alive. So when the Emperor's new temple needs painting, he sends for Chang. But why is Chang painting dragons without any eyes? Is it true, as he claims, that if he adds eyes the painted dragons...

Suri has what it takes to be a monster tamer-she just knows it! She's even tamed her first monster . . . if you count Byron. He's less like a monster, more like a giant dog. He needs a master that's just his size, so Suri, Caglio, and Byron set off for...

Every year, a ship with black sails visits the city of Athens. Fourteen young people are chosen to go to the island of Crete, but they never return. One year, prince Theseus is determined to travel with them and defeat the Cretans' fearsome monster, the...

Meet Coral, a sweet-natured girl who lives with her parents, kid sister Maki, and pet sea otter in the seaside town of Reef Beach. She's no different than any other teenager - except like all inhabitants of New Lemuria, she's not quite human. Coral is a...

A humorous and lively African folktale, specially adapted for children just beginning to read. With colour illustrations on every page, this is another addition to Usborne's hugely popular First Reading series. Find out what happens when trickster...

George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL superheroes: the Greek pantheon. In Olympians,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772290240Author Adam OehlersFormat HardbackPage Count 44Imprint Simply Read BooksPublisher Simply Read Books

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368075053Author Roshani ChokshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionSeries Pandava SeriesWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos, the last Olympian, and maybe, just maybe, the first of a new type of God. His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593117125Author Iasmin Omar AtaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596434349Author George O'ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint First SecondPublisher Roaring Brook PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 190mm *...

Andersen's story of the Ugly Duckling, rejected and bullied, lonely and miserable until he realises his magnificent true nature, has become one of our most cherished tales of growing up and finding your place in the world. With fun activities after the...

Part comic book, part artbook, part children's storybook, A Call To Cthulhu is a fun, irreverent trip through the classic stories of HP Lovecraft, the influential horror writer, and a perfect introduction to his work for your little terrors! His stories...

Chicken Licken is convinced that the sky is falling. One by one, he persuades the other birds around the farm to come with him and tell the King. Then the procession meets Foxy Loxy, who seems extremely keen to help them. Why, he even knows the quickest...

Three tales of wit and wonder from the children's classic author of 'The Phantom Tollbooth'. Unlikely hero Alberic is on a seemingly endless search for wisdom. He learns much along the way but will his journey ever satisfy him? In...

Greetings, best beloved, my name is Gamayun. I am a magical human-faced bird from Slavic mythology. Today I will tell you an amazing tale: the King of Birds.This is the story of how a small golden apple started a great battle. It all began with a mouse...

Features stories as Theses and the Minotaur, Odysseus and Polyphemos, and the founding of Athens - and learn how the tempestuous Poseidon became the King of the Seas.Book InformationISBN 9781596437388Author George O'ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Pick up your sword and follow the mighty Jack and his friends from start to finish! From magic bean creatures in his backyard to recuse missions into unknown worlds with children-eating goblins, and teaming up with intergalactic heros-it's all here in...

Folk horror through the eyes of a modern teen in this atmospheric tale of obsession, suspense and magic.Something strange has been unleashed in the north of England. A modern-day druid commits a series of ghastly murders in an attempt to unleash the...

A sweet and magical new middle-grade graphic novel about a boba cafe, an earthquake-causing monster, and an unforgettable summer In the fog laden hills of San Francisco sits a sleepy independent boba cafe. Run by Jing Li and guarded by her kitty Bao, it...

Since the beginning of time, monsters have existed to frighten humans. We have known them in cinema or television, literature, urban legends and mythology, many are so ancient that we do not even know their true origin. But what if the stories about...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062653864Author Ethan M AldridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949717150Author Connor HooverFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Patricia HooverPublisher Patricia HooverSeries Pick Your Own QuestWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739831806Author Mark EnglandFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint England MPublisher England MDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 11mm

A picture-book quest through the worlds of fantasy, myth and magic, for all young reading heroes.Join our every-hero Rider on their quest through the story worlds of fantasy and myth. Packed with vivid dragons, wolves and sea-monsters from the stunning...

Karen is just an average thirteen-year-old from New Jersey who loves to play video games with her friends and watch movies with her mom. But when she moves to Greece to live with her eccentric, mysterious father, Zed, suddenly everything she thought...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603094917Author Rob HarrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Top Shelf ProductionsPublisher Top Shelf Productions

The garden behind Jack's house has gone wild with creatures set loose by the magic beans Jack and his kid sister Maddy planted. One particularly mean creature has kidnapped Maddy and carried her off. Now Jack and his neighbour Lilly must follow her to a...

Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: Summer is when his single mum takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring,...

The first three books in the "Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales" series from Iron Circus Comics is now available in an attractive box set! Including The Girl Who Married A Skull, The Nixie of the Mill-Pond, and Tamamo the Fox Maiden, the Cautionary...

A much-loved favourite, telling the story of a talking, boot-wearing cat whose wily ways take his master on an exciting adventure, encountering an ogre, a king, and a princess along the way. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for children just starting to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823455737Author Clar AngkasaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 179mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963252470Author Bobbie HinmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Best Fairy BooksPublisher Best Fairy BooksSeries Best Fairy BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838224608Author Katie PaveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Scolty BooksPublisher Scolty BooksSeries Magical Island AdventuresWeight(grams)...

Princess Miranda is lonely and bored. Her busy mother gives her a precious golden ball to play with, and Miranda drops it into the palace pond. A helpful frog retrieves it - but as payment, he demands to eat from Miranda's plate and sleep on her pillow...

A sparkling re-telling of the Grimm fairytale, 'The Iron Stove', in which a princess frees a prince from an iron stove, after he was trapped there by a wicked witch. But no sooner has she freed him, than the witch appears and snatches the prince away...

Tom Town Mouse is off to visit his cousin, Cora, in the country. "It will be great!" says his friend, but Tom is not so sure. A charming retelling of the classic Aesop's Fable, with endearing illustrations by John Joven. With free online audio to...

Princess Greta says she loves her father as much as salt. "Salt is for cooks," he roars and sends her away. Now she must take care of herself...and teach the old king a lesson about love, too. A beautifully illustrated version of the forgotten fairy...

Jack and Lilly are no strangers to heroics. They've befriended dragons, battled giants, and even earned the loyalty of a goblin army. So when they meet Zita the Spacegirl, fresh from her interplanetary travels and seeking their help to face a new threat,...