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Neil's Numberless World
Share the significance of numbers with a child through a clever tale of a little boy whose wish for a world without numbers comes true. Simultaneous.
- GenresMythology
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 26, 1992
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Lucy Coats
64 books49 followersIn 2015 I have 6 upcoming titles, 4 books in the brand-new Beasts of Olympus series from Piccadilly Press (Grosset and Dunlap/Penguin Young Readers in the USA), an early reader called The Little Green Drum from Orion and my first proper YA novel, Cleo, from Orchard. Cleo is a mixture of historical and paranormal, and follows the teenage Cleopatra on her journey to become pharaoh. I'm very excited about it indeed!
I was born in a small village in Hampshire, England. I loved reading from an early age, and was never found without some kind of book in my hand from the time I could turn and page and make sense of what was written there. My first job was as an editor of children's books, but I soon jumped the fence and started writing my own. My first picture book was published in 1992, and now I write for all ages (two to teen). Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek Myths was shortlisted for the BBC Blue Peter Book Award in 2004. It is the most comprehensive collection of Greek myths ever written for children. My first novel, Hootcat Hill which was described as “A lyrical fantasy full of old, dark magic entertainingly bound up with ordinary life.” by the Sunday Times.
The book I would take to a desert island is The Lord of the Rings. I've lost count of how many times I've read it, and I am still finding new things to marvel at in it.
I was born in a small village in Hampshire, England. I loved reading from an early age, and was never found without some kind of book in my hand from the time I could turn and page and make sense of what was written there. My first job was as an editor of children's books, but I soon jumped the fence and started writing my own. My first picture book was published in 1992, and now I write for all ages (two to teen). Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek Myths was shortlisted for the BBC Blue Peter Book Award in 2004. It is the most comprehensive collection of Greek myths ever written for children. My first novel, Hootcat Hill which was described as “A lyrical fantasy full of old, dark magic entertainingly bound up with ordinary life.” by the Sunday Times.
The book I would take to a desert island is The Lord of the Rings. I've lost count of how many times I've read it, and I am still finding new things to marvel at in it.
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May 25, 2014
Simplified versions of a few Greek myths are related within a minimally significant frame narrative of a traveler named Atticus telling them to his donkey. Not, in my opinion, the best way to introduce a child to Greek mythology as there is little context.
If there were a television series where people with good voices related myths while travel footage and art based on the stories were displayed, I would watch the heck out of that. Not saying it would be a big money-maker for the producers...
If there were a television series where people with good voices related myths while travel footage and art based on the stories were displayed, I would watch the heck out of that. Not saying it would be a big money-maker for the producers...
January 15, 2011
Wonderful book for infant and toddler storytimes. A perfect ending for parents of infants! Great pictures.
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