The Adventures of Hercules

by Martin Powell, Alfonso Ruiz (Illustrator)

Overview

Born of a mortal woman and the king of the gods, Hercules is blessed with extraordinary strength. The goddess Hera commands that the mighty Hercules must undergo twelve incredible tasks to pay for a mistake he made in the past. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496500380
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	72
Sales rank:	556,642
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	GN500L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Since 1986, Martin Powell has been a freelance writer. He has written hundreds of stories, many of which have been published by Disney, Marvel, Tekno comix, Moonstone Books, and others. In 1989, Powell received an Eisner Award nomination for his graphic novel Scarlet in Gaslight. This award is one of the highest comic book honors.

Table of Contents

Son of Zeus — Death of a friend — The king's command — A mighty burden — Legends never die.