Icarus Was Ridiculous

The ninth in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators! Packed with excellent black and white illustrations, this is the perfect longer read for newly confident readers.<BR><BR>Nothing is quite as it seems for Izzy and her friends, and the drama is always off the scale!<BR><BR>Izzy LOVES all the stories the Ancient Greeks told! She can't wait to tell her friends about Icarus, who was a TOTAL NUMPTY, and the Trojan Horse, which ended a war and wasn't even REAL!<BR><BR>So pull up a plinth and enjoy all the DRAMA of the original Greek myths, as told by Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham, in collaboration with the British Museum. Now with even more SANDALS!<BR><BR>"I can't think of a better, breezier way to introduce your children to these classic stories" - Frank Cottrell Boyce<BR><BR>Have you read these brilliantly funny Izzy and friends adventures?<BR><BR>- Baby Aliens Got My Teacher<BR>- The Spy Who Loved School Dinners - Blue Peter Award Winner 2015<BR>- My Headteacher Is a Vampire Rat - Children's Book Award Winner 2016<BR>- Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies<BR>- To Wee Or Not To Wee!<BR>- There's a Yeti in the Playground<BR>- There's a Werewolf in my Tent - Lollies Shortlist 2019<BR>- The Phantom Lollipop Man<BR><BR>Praise for Izzy and friends:<BR><BR><BR>"Butchart has enviable comic timing and a shrewd understanding of how primary-aged children think, speak and speculate. Punchy short chapters, genuinely laugh-out-loud humour and Flintham's zany pictures make the series an absolute must." - The Bookseller<BR><BR>"Good jokes and lots of fun, and especially good for reluctant readers." - Sunday Times