{"product_id":"asterix-at-the-olympic-games","title":"Asterix At The Olympic Games","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe ancient Olympics have come to Athens, and Asterix and Obelix are entering. There is, however, a small problem: magic potion counts as a banned substance. Without it, can a village of Gauls hold their own against athletes from across the ancient world? And what exactly is in that other cauldron, in the shed, with the door that doesn't quite close? Goscinny at his most gleefully topical, and Uderzo at his most magnificent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe love it because:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Olympic Games setting gives Goscinny full licence to skewer ancient sport, national rivalry and the thorny question of performance enhancement with the kind of wit that works on every level: children find it brilliantly funny, adults find it even funnier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUderzo's crowd scenes are extraordinary: athletes from across the ancient world rendered with loving, ridiculous detail, and Obelix in athletic kit is an image that stays with you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Asterix books are one of the great gifts you can give a child: genuinely funny, beautifully drawn, packed with wordplay and historical jokes that reward re-reading for years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is one of the best in the series, and a particularly good one for anyone who loves sport or has watched an Olympics and noticed how little has changed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the box:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 48 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull colour illustrations by Albert Uderzo throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by René Goscinny, published by Orion Children's Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 7 and up, and any adult who grew up with Asterix and wants to read them again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA birthday gift, a holiday book or the one you add to a collection that already has a few but definitely needs more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA brilliant gateway into reading for children who think they don't like books but haven't tried comics yet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant to know:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePaperback, 48 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDimensions: 28.6 x 21.8cm (11.3 x 8.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFull colour illustrations throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eISBN: 9780752866277\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePublished July 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Book Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55475175850360,"sku":"01-BOOKAATOG","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1568\/1037\/files\/asterix-at-the-olympic-games-front-cover.jpg?v=1772040290","url":"https:\/\/www.mysmallworld.live\/products\/asterix-at-the-olympic-games","provider":"My Small World Toy Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}