The Fire Thief - Terry Deary

This book was being read to T's class while they were doing the Ancient Greeks.

T always impatient to read for himself, asked me to get the book for him.
I was going to wait a little while before I did, because I reasoned he was having the book read to him anyway.

Then I happened to be in class one day while it was being read, I was riveted, it's a great read aloud book for kids. So I ordered the book along with the other two, it's part of a triology and it's the first in the series.

You can order
The Fire Thief from Amazon , this link takes you straight there, where you will see good reviews, but also you will be able to see inside the first few pages, which will give you a taste of what the books like.USA link


The story start with Prometheus cousin to Zeus, the story interlinks greek myths and gods, with a fitional story. It's very clever the way Terry Deary has done this. I knew very little about the greek gods and their myths, but after reading all 3 books in the triology, I can now understand much more, I was taught without even knowing I was being taught.

The book should be a big hit for boys, but I think girls will like this too, I know I did. I enjoyed all 3 books, but I think the Fire Thief is my favourite.

A recommended reading age would be 9 up, it's a lovely book to read on it's own, but I like it as a read aloud too, it's very funny in parts.
The other 2 books are Flight of the Fire Thief(USA link)
andThe Fire Thief Fights Back (USA link)


The last one is in hardcover, but you can get it in paperback.
Although a trilogy, The Fire Thief can just be read on it's own.