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When Tim Baker breaks his mum's favourite vase, it's the least of his problems. The Greek hero he's released is in danger of doing far worse. Hercules is only trying to be helpful but he's just hopeless. It's time to send this dim demigod home before Tim becomes ancient history. Book 1 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece!

After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt. Olympus—as a god. All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest. The mission? Oh, just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld. The ex-boyfriend she saved by selling her soul to Hades. The ex-boyfriend who immediately moved on to someone else while she was stuck in the Underworld.

Hercules Quick wants to be a magnificent magician. He just needs a special box of magic tricks. But the box is expensive, and Hercules doesn't have any money. Luckily, Hercules lives in a big apartment block with Aunt Alligator and his tadpole friend, Sylvie, and he has plenty of neighbours who are willing to pay for his help. Whether it's babysitting for the Elks, spring-cleaning for Queen Claude or helping Professor Calamari choose the perfect bow tie, no job is too odd for Hercules Quick!

Un détective peut-il prendre des vacances ? Hercule Poirot va le découvrir à ses dépends… Plongez dans une enquête estivale aux côtés du plus célèbre des enquêteurs belges.

The mighty Hercules takes on twelve disgusting feats—including scooping massive mountains of manure—in this epically gross Greek myth retelling! Will the demigod rise to the awful occasion, or will he totally poop out?

To fulfill his quest and erase a sorrowful past, the half-man, half-god Hercules was ordered to complete 12 difficult labors. From wrestling the Nemean Lion to capturing the Erymanthian boar, Hercules achieved the impossible and became a legendary hero of ancient mythology. Follow Hercules' exciting adventure!

Here are the Greek myths as you've never heard them before. Susan is whisked back through time to Ancient Greece, and finds that helping Hercules clean the Augean stables is much, much worse than tidying her room. One hair-raising experience follows another as she goes down into the Underworld...

Pour le punir d'avoir tué ses propres enfants, les dieux condamnent Hercule à douze épreuves, toutes plus difficiles les unes que les autres. Grâce à son courage, sa persévérance et sa ruse, Hercule réalisera des exploits. Mais obtiendra-t-il le pardon des dieux ?

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment—and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way. Herc Beal knows who...

De la seria Mitología para niños de Shackleton Kids, llega el audiolibro más esperado: Los trabajos de Hércules. En la antigua Grecia, había leyendas sobre infinidad de héroes, seres nacidos de la unión de una divinidad y un ser humano que solían destacar por su valentía, su fuerza o alguna otra virtud. Pero, de entre todos ellos, el más famoso y apreciado fue, sin duda, Hércules. Por orden de los dioses, Hércules debió realizar doce peligrosos y arriesgados trabajos en los que debía enfrentarse con los monstruos más temibles del mundo.

This is a story from the Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

The Bailey School kids wonder if the new dentist in town, Dr. Herb, who has huge, bulging muscles and wears a shirt that reads, "Champion of the World," is really the Greek god, Hercules.

Hercules continues his last six labors assigned to him by King Eurystheus.

Hercules, son of Zeus, completed twelve labors—tasks of strength and courage—defeating monsters and challenges, proving his divine lineage and earning immortality through enduring legend and heroism. Part one explores six of these labors.