Atalanta And The Arcadian Beast

Authors : Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris

Publisher : Harpercollins Children's Books

Published Year : 2003

Format : Hardcover - Hardcover, 245 pages

Subject : Fiction - Adventure, Adventurers & Heroes, Greek & Roman Mythology

Dimensions : 5.76 (w) x 8.57 (h) x 0.89 (d)

ISBN : 006029454x

ISBN13 : 9780060294540

Overview :

When her adopted father is slain by a strange beast, Atalanta is determined to take care of herself. She is happy in the forest with only her friend Urso -- a giant bear -- for company. She wants nothing to do with the world of men.

But the ferocious creature that killed her father is still out there, and Atalanta can't resist the opportunity to hunt it down, even if that means she has to join forces with a group of hunters to do so. Atalanta must prove that she is as strong and brave as any of the others, as they search together for the deadly Arcadian Beast.

Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as together they pursue mysterious creature that killed her father.