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Goddesses and Heroines

Meet More Than 80 Powerful Women From Around the World

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Goddesses and Heroines

By: Jean Menzies
Narrated by: Suzie Rai
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Discover the stories of goddesses and other powerful women shared throughout the ages in this beautiful compendium for children.

With profiles of over 80 goddesses, heroines, and legendary women featured, this is a must-have introduction to the key female figures from cultures all over the world. More than 30 beloved stories are retold by award-winning author Jean Menzies. Find out how Japanese goddess of the dawn Ame-no-Uzume saved the day by dancing; how ancient Greek witch Medea helped to defeat a dragon; and how Chinese warrior Mulan disguised herself as a man to go to war. In addition, the reference section is packed with extra information, including a pronunciation guide.

Children will love exploring the tales by themselves or as bedtime stories.

About the author:

YouTuber, creative producer, and winner of the Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award 2020 for Greek Myths, Dr Jean Menzies holds a PhD in women in Classical Athens. She runs a podcast about ancient history and mythology called That's Ancient History and regularly uploads to her YouTube channel, where she discusses literature and history. She has spoken about ancient history and mythology to audiences of all ages, and taught mythology and ancient history to university students. Jean has written both Greek Myths, published July 2020, and Egyptian Myths, published in August 2022, for DK.

About the narrator:

Suzie Rai is an award-winning Voice Actor. She brings a natural Gen-Z or young Millennial sound—authentic, contemporary and real—with a unique vocal range and ability to take a child's-eye view of life. She creates real and vivid characters that inspire a playful and inclusive vision of the world. She voices commercials, animations, games, E-Learning, corporate videos, audiobooks, dramas, dubs and ADR for global clients, including Playstation, Adidas, Intel, Sky, John Adams Toys, KFC, ASDA, GCSE Pod and BBC Bitesize.

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