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Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire
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Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire Paperback - 2013

by Joan Holub; Suzanne Williams; Craig Phillips (Illustrator)

Under the titan Hyperion's rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal and scorching everything in northern GreeceNincluding the villagers! Armed with some clues, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades set out to figure out why in the world Hyperion has been making things so hot. Illustrations.


Summary

The action heats up for Zeus and his fellow Olympians in this blazing Heroes in Training tale.

Phew, itâÈçs hot! Under the titan HyperionâÈçs rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal and scorching everything in northern GreeceâÈ'including the villagers! The Olympians are forced to play a sizzling âÈêgameâÈë of Dodge the Sunbursts as Hyperion hurls giant fireballs that could fry them to pieces!

Armed with some clues, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades set out to figure out why in the world Hyperion has been making things so hot. They also need to rescue Hera, who is still missing. Battling the extreme heatâÈ'and some fantastical and scary creatures, courtesy of their old foe CronusâÈ'the boys are off on another epic adventureâÈöand Zeus is one step closer to discovering his destiny.

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  • Title Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire
  • Author Joan Holub; Suzanne Williams; Craig Phillips (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks
  • Date 2013-08-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781442452695 / 1442452692
  • Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 560
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
  • Library of Congress subjects Mythology, Greek, Missing persons
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013931645
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2014, Page 0

About the author

Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 140 children's books, including the Goddess Girls series, the Heroes in Training series, the New York Times bestselling picture book Mighty Dads (illustrated by James Dean), and Little Red Writing (illustrated by Melissa Sweet). She lives in North Carolina and is online at JoanHolub.com.

Suzanne Williams is a former elementary school librarian and the author of over seventy books for children, including the award-winning picture books Library Lil (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) and My Dog Never Says Please (illustrated by Tedd Arnold), and several chapter book and middle grade series. She also coauthors the Goddess Girls and Thunder Girls series with the fantastic Joan Holub. Visit her at Suzanne-Williams.com.

Craig Phillips has been creating cover art and drawings for books, comics, and magazines for nearly two decades. He is most at home working on tales about myth and magic. His latest book--Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts: Ten Tales from the Deep, Dark Woods--is a 200-page graphic novel about just that! It will be in stores in May 2017. When he is not drawing and writing, he likes to swim in the lakes and walk in the forests and mountains of New Zealand. Visit him at CraigPhillips.com.au.

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