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Katy Donnelly and Alison Palmer interview author Clare Pollard about her new middle grade book The Othernauts, a humorous retelling of the classic tale of Jason and the Argonauts.

We talk with author Clare Pollard about her new middle grade book The Othernauts. Based on the story of Jason and the Argonauts, we follow Phoebe who is bored of life on the island where she lives and is desperate to escape. When a ship with Jason and the Argonauts comes into the harbour she acts quickly and joins their quest to find the Golden Fleece. Full of humour and with illustrations by Macha Yao this is a fun and entertaining take on a classic tale. You can find out more about Cl...

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Hosts: Katy Donnelly, Alison Palmer

Guest: Clare Pollard

Topics covered

• middle grade books
• author interview
• classic tales
• humor in literature
• illustrated books

Keywords

• The Othernauts
• Clare Pollard
• Jason and the Argonauts
• middle grade
• humor
• illustrations
• Phoebe

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Othernauts, Jason and the Argonauts

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