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Number Twelve

Here are some possible topics and their related books for Badge Number Twelve. 

If you can think of something else linked to the Number TWELVE, or if you read a book which is not mentioned below, that is absolutely fine! Just make sure you can explain why and how your chosen book relates to this number.


Other suggestions: the 12 titans, the Babylonian Zodiac signs, the Roman law tablets, the Odyssey: Odysseus leaves Troy with 12 ships, Aeolus has 12 children, Penelope has 12 maids, Book 12 also has Scylla and Charybdis, Iliad - 12 days of mourning by Achilles, Metamorphoses Book 12.

12 Labours of Heracles

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

12 Labours of Heracles

Heracles had to complete 12 labours! 



KS2: The Twelve Labors of Hercules - Stephanie True Peters


KS3: The Twelve Labors of Hercules - James Riordan


KS4: Heroes - Stephen Fry


KS5: Blood of Hercules - Jasmine Mas

The 12 Olympians

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

12 Labours of Heracles

There were twelve major deities in Greek mythology, known as the Olympians!


KS2: Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters - Donna Jo Napoli


KS3: Greek Myths: Meet the heroes, gods, and monsters of ancient Greece - Jean Menzies


KS4: The Greek Myths - Robert Graves


KS5: Mythos - Stephen Fry

Laps in a chariot race

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

The number of laps could vary, some races were 12 laps!



KS2: Romans on the Rampage: Chariot Champions – Jeremy Strong 


KS3: The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi - Caroline Lawrence


KS4: Circus Maximus: An unforgettable Roman odyssey of rivalry and power – A. D. O’Neill


KS5: Scorpius – Monty Ryan

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

12 tablets of Gilgamesh

The epic of Gilgamesh was written on 12 tablets!



KS2: Gilgamesh the Hero - Geraldine McCaughrean


KS3: The Story of Gilgamesh - Yiyun Li


KS4: Gilgamesh the King - Robert Silverberg


KS5: Gilgamesh: A Graphic Novel -  Andrew Winegarner

The 12 birds of Romulus

The 12 birds of Romulus

The 12 birds of Romulus

The fight between Romulus and Remus was decided on the number of birds spotted!


KS2: Romulus and Remus - Prof. Melissa Fitzgerald


KS3: Roman Mythology for Kids -  Doyle Wellinner


KS4: The Brotherhood of the Rose - David Morrell


KS5:  Mother of Rome – L. J. Trafford 

12 books of the Aeneid

The 12 birds of Romulus

The 12 birds of Romulus

The Aeneid is divided into 12 books!



KS2: Aeneas: Virgil's Epic Retold for Young Readers - Emily Frenkel


KS3: The Aeneid: A Graphic Novel - Diego Agrimbau


KS4: The Heir of Venus - Laura Shepperson


KS5: Lavinia - Ursula K. Le Guin

Odyssey Book 12

The 12 birds of Romulus

Funeral of Patroclus

Book 12 has some famous monsters - the sirens, scylla and charybdis!


KS2: The Adventures of Odysseus - Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden


KS3: The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel – Gareth Hinds


KS4: The If Odyssey: A Philosophical Journey Through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8–16-Year-Olds – Peter Worley


KS5: Odyssey - Stephen Fry

Funeral of Patroclus

The 12 birds of Romulus

Funeral of Patroclus

During the funeral of Patroclus, 12 Trojan hostages were sacrificed!


KS2: British Museum: The Legend of Troy – Goldie Hawk


KS3: The Iliad – A Graphic Novel – Gareth Hinds


KS4: Black Ships Before Troy - Rosemary Sutcliff


KS5: Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

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