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The Hoose o Haivers
Matthew Fitt, Susan Rennie and James Robertson
SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL SPECIAL COMMENDATION 2003
Price: £6.99
Online Price: £5.24
The Hydra wis a right hackit horror ae a beast. It had the boady ae a
dug an nine snake heids growin oot ae its shooders. It steyed doon in
the clatty swamps ae Argos preyin on lanely trevellers an sookin the
bluid oot ae their boadies. Heracles knew he wid need help so he took
his nephew, the braw Iolaus, wi him.
Immediately the Hydra come chairgin oot, bealin wi rage. It stood right
up on its dugs legs towerin abuin Heracles an Iolaus while its nine
snake heids hissed an glowered an grogged poison doon on the warriors
faces. It wis a boggin creature wi wan muckle scaly boady, eighteen
evil een an foostie braith an slevers comin oot its nine mooths. Young
Iolaus felt seik jist lookin at it.
Trauchle Twaw, The Hydra
The Hoose o Haivers retells Ovid's Metamorphoses for modern readers in
lively accessible Scots. Learn about Daedalus and Icarus who were the
world's first high-fliers. Catch up with Phaeton who took the sun's
chariot and became the first joy-rider. And follow the trauchles of
Heracles, the original hard-man.
Each myth is crammed with crabbit gods, glaikit mortals and gallus
heroes and this splendid reworking into everyday Scots lends a
freshness that brings young readers back to these timeless tales.
Itchy Coo recommends this book for P6 S2/ages 9 13.
5 14 Curriculum: Reading, KAL.
If you like The Hoose o Haivers, you'll be right into Pure Ghosters. Listen to Tony Roper reading from The Twelve Trauchles o Heracles on the Itchy Coo Audio Collection The Compact Coo. Get the teachers notes for The Hoose o Haivers here.
Price: £6.99
Online Price: £5.24
ISBN: 1 902927 44 3
Extent: 96 pages
Format: 198 x 129mm, paperback
Age: 9 - 13
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