Sebastiaan Van Doninck – illustratör

A beautiful edition of Homer's classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus' encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops... A beautiful gift for any child who loves adventure stories.Chapters in this book include:- The Story Begins- The Gods Take Action- Leaving Calypso- The Land of the Phaeacians- The Lotus Eaters- The Cyclops- The Bag of Winds- The Land of Giants- Circe the Goddess- The Land of the Dead- The Sirens- Scylla and Charybdis- The Island of the Sun- Ithaca at Last- A Beggar in the Palace- The Final Battle- The Story Ends- Map of Odysseus's Journey- About Homer and The Odyssey- Guide to the Characters

The countdown begins and the birds line up for the annual Fantastic Flying Competition, but one by one each team runs into trouble... Hijinks and fowl-play abound in this dazzling picture book, where only the reader can judge who the real winner is.Welcome to The Fantastic Flying Competition for birds! All the teams are ready to go, all except one, that is… Where are the owls? Team Owl is late! Did those night birds oversleep again this year? The countdown begins: three…two…one… In a gorgeous, whacky race-style story join this motley menagerie of hawks, chickens, owls, bats, toucans and many more flying animals as they all compete to be the winner of The Fantastic Flying Competition! With every flying contraption under the sun, who’s invention will take them to the finish line and who will be trailing behind?