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It's not easy being the WORST at everything!<BR><BR>Hack and Whack are the very worst Vikings in the village - until a fierce and stinky berserker moves in - NEXT DOOR!<BR><BR>WILL the brand new school help the twins outwit this villain and his vicious dog, Muddy Butt?<BR><BR>And will Twisty Pants, Dirty Ulf and Elsa Gold-Hair help vanquish this foul fiend?<BR><BR><BR>'As joyously anarchic as Horrid Henry.' Cressida Cowell<BR>'A great new series for early readers.' BookTrust<BR>'A wonderfully absurd, anarchic romp.' Sarah McIntyre<BR>'Immensely appealing to children of five and up.' Literary Review

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Visit www.Norhalla.com! Read along as Loki doesn't understand love, cuts off all of Sif's hair, and schemes to fix the mess he causes.The Norse, of Course! book series for children is Norse mythology retold as historical fiction in this original fully illustrated series. The stories are based on the Eddas and Sagas. Modernized in fun rhyme with colorful pictures, each book in the series features the Nordic ancestors and their evolution.Norhalla, Inc. is organized for the preservation and education about Norse and Viking culture, mythology, belief and history through art and literature. www.Norhalla.com

The first book in Rick Riordan's #1 New York Times best-selling Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, based on Norse mythology, is now available in paperback.<BR>"The Sword of Summer is a propulsive, kinetic, witty rebooting of Norse mythology with all the charm of the Percy Jackson novels. Instantly likeable heroes! Insane action! Cool villains! A twisting, turning, always exciting story! Rick Riordan does it again, even better."--New York Times best-selling author Michael Grant- Rick Riordan is a #1 New York Times best-selling author many times over- Rick has been intrigued by Norse mythology since childhood- Ties in to Percy Jackson and the Olympians series- The diverse cast includes a hearing-impaired elf, a Muslim Valkyrie, and a Black dwarf- Includes a teaser for Book 2- Ideal entertainment for middle schoolers but can be enjoyed by older readers tooMagnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows--a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.<BR> The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants, and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.<BR> When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.<BR> Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .

Scandinavia has a rich varied history full of wonderful traditions and fascinating folklore. Here is collected the finest tales of trolls, witches, gods, maidens and heroes. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

With 13 children of his own clamouring for bedtime stories it isn't surprising that author George MacDonald discovered he had a gift for composing fairy tales. But these were fairy tales with a difference. At the Back of the North Wind, the first to be published, became a Victorian favourite and marked something of a milestone in children's fiction. While owing a debt to Hans Andersen, Dickens and Kingsley, MacDonald created a distinctive imaginary world existing in parallel with the grim social realities of mid-19th-century England. "A fairy tale is not al allegory," he once remarked. It is, of course, but the trick was to disguise it, to entertain the reader as well as instruct, leaving them to draw a moral if they pleased, or else simply to enjoy the fantasy. Children for over a hundred years have been enchanted and moved by the story of Nanny the crossing sweeper, her lame friend Jim, and above all Diamond, the poor coachman's son, whose life is transformed by a brief glimpse of a beautiful country "at the back of the north wind". The first edition (1871) was illustrated by the pre-Raphaelite artist Thomas Hughes, whose romantic and highly individualistic drawings are reproduced in the Everyman edition.