About this title: A large format reprint of an introduction to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece includes all of the D'Aulaires' original, detailed illustrations.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780440406945ISBN:0440406943
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Front cover has two small tears and puncture. Back cover is slightly creased at edge. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Edition: Unknown
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 3/18/1980
ISBN-13:9780385157872ISBN:0385157878
Description: Fair. 0385157878 Ex-library book with usual markings. Clean text. Corners are starting to curl in. SATISF GNTD + SHIPS W/IN 24 HRS. Sorry, no APO deliveries. Ships in a padded envelope with free tracking. 47, 413. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 3/1/1992
ISBN-13:9780440406945ISBN:0440406943
Description: Fair. 0440406943 Ex-library book with usual markings. Clean text. SATISF GNTD + SHIPS W/IN 24 HRS. Sorry, no APO deliveries. Ships in a padded envelope with free tracking. 45, 308. read more
"Everyone, no matter what his or her age, should read this indispensable retelling of the Greek Myths, a foundation stone of the Western tradition.
I feel immensely fortunate that I was exposed to this title by my parents at a very young age.
It does, however, have two drawbacks, one I can forgive and one I almost cannot. First, the myths are a little bit bowdlerized. But since this is a book for children (albeit one which doesn't hesitate to stretch the vocabularies of younger ones), I can excuse that.
The bigger problem is that there is no pronunciation guide. Pronunciation of Greek names, since they in some cases came into English through the digestive tracts of Latin and Old French before landing in England in 1066, and in some cases are more modern borrowings, is wholly unpredictable by, well, any English speaker, let alone children. It is perhaps a shame that the popular culture doesn't make allusions to Hephaestus, Mnemosyne, Terpsichore, Dionysus, and Aeneas as an everyday matter, but the fact is it doesn't, and it's a shame to leave little kids at sea (like Perseus?).
Before I gift this to some young relatives of mine, I intend to prepare a pronunciation guide in LaTeX (or LyX) and tape it into the endpapers."
"This is a lightweight book that goes through the characterisation of Greek gods and their life stories. I lost interest but continued to read this book because much of our language is in reference to and influenced by some of these gods. It's a little dry and the character development leaves much to be desired.
If anyone has any suggestions for a Greek Myth book that would bring the characters to life, please let me know."
"I have such vivid memories of this book. It really lit my imagination and transported me to another world. My best friend Stephanie and I took turns checking this out of the school library for so many weeks straight that the Librarian (my Grandmother) had to put her foot down and insist we give someone else a chance."
"This is a lightweight book that goes through the characterisation of Greek gods and their life stories. I lost interest but continued to read this book because much of our language is in reference to and influenced by some of these gods. It's a little dry and the character development leaves much to be desired.
If anyone has any suggestions for a Greek Myth book that would bring the characters to life, please let me know."
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