D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
An introduction to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece; includes all of the d'Aulaires' original detailed illustrations.
An introduction to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece; includes all of the d'Aulaires' original detailed illustrations.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780808580065 (080858006X)
Publish date: March 1st 1992
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Series: D'Aulaires' Greek Myths
I read bits and pieces of this book as a kid, but never read it all the way through. I think reading it either way works. Reading the book all the way through really helped me understand the different characters in the stories, particularly the minor gods and the heroes because chronologically you c...
This book is a wonderful introduction to Greek mythology! Every well known character in Greek mythology, along with lots of not so well known ones, is identified and described in an easily understandable way. Along with the character explanations, the book includes the amazing myths that the chara...
Have you been one of those who have been tormented with endless characters of Greek mythologies, all those weird guys with weird names? Or are you the one who keep messing up Orpheus, Oedipus and odyssey? Or always in a dilemma as to who copulated with who and what came out of whom? Which creature k...
Looking at other reviews, it seems like this might be one instance where I missed out by listening to the audio version rather than reading the book. On the other hand . . . Paul Newman, Kathleen Turner, and Sidney Poitier are fabulous readers (Matthew Broderick is decidedly not, but oh well). And t...
I remember reading this in 5th grade during our Greek Mythology unit, and then splitting up in groups and acting out the different myths. I played Aphrodite in the story of her "birth."
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