The lion's slave / Terry Deary ; inside illustrations by Helen Flook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deary, Terry, author.

Series:

Greek Tales

Greek tales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved persons--Juvenile fiction.

Archimedes--Juvenile fiction.

Mathematicians--Juvenile fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Education, 2017.

Summary:

213 BC. The great inventor Archimedes has just one problem. His clumsy servant, young Lydia, is the bane of his life. But when the Romans besiege Syracuse, and the Greeks turn to Archimedes for help, it is young Lydia who always seems to come up with the answers. Of course Archimedes is a lion in the eyes of the folk of Syracuse. He takes all the credit, but that's life for a Greek girl slave. As Aesop said, 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the rewards.' 213 BC. The great inventor Archimedes has just one problem. His clumsy servant, Lydia. But when the Romans bes

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Epilogue

Notes:

"Featuring bonus content by Terry Deary"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4729-5288-X

1-4729-5290-1

1-4081-9885-1

OCLC:

727648223