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.
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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