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katiescott's review

4.0
adventurous informative fast-paced
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booksbynoe's review

3.0

(6.5/10)

Great for children.

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4.0

"She was born dressed in shining armour, ready to do battle in the world." - Imogen Greenberg, Athena: The Story of a Goddess

Athena: The Story of a Goddess is another brilliant collaboration by the Greenberg sisters, I loved their previous Discover… series about various ancient civilizations and empires.

Imogen Greenberg's writing is fabulous, she brings a sense of fun to the facts and allows to reader to easily understand the story and all of the information. Unfortunately, I was slightly disappointed that Athena’s story wasn’t longer and more in-depth, I also felt that the ending was a bit abrupt.

Isabel Greenberg is one of my favourite illustrators; I adored her two graphic novels, The Encyclopaedia of Early Earth and The Hundred Nights of Hero. Greenberg's illustrations are gorgeous as always and work perfectly with her sister's text.

I would definitely recommend this book to children and adults alike! I truly hope the Greenberg sisters continue to work together in this way and create even more fantastic non-fiction books together.