We recommend all children aged 7+ who love ancient history, funny stories and heroes that are a little, well, hopeless give this black-and-white illustrated series a chance.
In each of these funny time-travelling books, our main character Tim Baker gets in a pickle with the Greek gods. It all starts when he breaks his mum's vase and accidentally releases Hercules. The story continues as he discovers his vase can take him all the way to Ancient Greece, and he must avoid getting caught in various gods' wrath, traps and tricks!
This is a great series for fans of Who Let The Gods Out? and a perfect intro to the Percy Jackson series.
All the Hopeless Heroes books in order:
Book 1: Here Comes Hercules! (2018)
Book 2: Hera's Terrible Trap (2018)
Book 3: Arachne's Golden Gloves! (2018)
Book 4: Problems with Pythagoras! (2018)
Book 5: Apollo's Mystic Message! (2018)
Book 6: Jason's Wild Winds! (2020)
Book 7: Circe's Beastly Feast! (2020)
Book 8: Odysseus' Trojan Trick! (2020)
Book 9: Hades' Pet Hellhound (2020)
Book 10: Time's Up, Tim! (2020)
such an educational series for kids especially for history lovers it tellls you all about Greece and Greek gods....
That was a fun little story, great for lower KS2 and fans of Greek myths. Tim's life is quite tough: his dad died and he is bullied at school. To pay ...
I liked this book but it was a bit scary in places! Like when Tim meets Medusa! Tim is a normal boy but he finds a magic vase that can transport him b...