Greek Myths

by Geraldine McCaughrean

Book Overview

The story of Icarus, who flies too close to the sun, of King Midas, whose touch turns everything to gold, and many others, including the adventures of Jason, Odysseus, and Theseus, are included in this collection of 16 favorite Greek myths, illustrated with bright, original drawings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689505833
• ISBN13: 9780689505836
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

2 thumbs up from my 5 year old!

I bought this book for my 5 year old daughter and we have read it all in just two sittings. She is begging for me to read it again tomorrow! That's an endorsement if I ever heard one. It's lots of fun to read too because each story is only a couple of pages long and the illustrations are very nice.

Engaged My Sixth Graders!

Ancient Greece is part of our 6th grade Social Studies curriculum. My students looked forward to hearing a myth a day and were disappointed when I finished the book.This book is great for short, easy-to-understand, fun, read alouds.

Another thumbs-up from the four-year-old set

My daughter, too is enthralled by Geraldine McCaughrean's retelling of Greek myths. Her selections are the same stories I was told at a similar age and which I think whetted my taste for narrative and helped turn me into a lifelong reader. McCaughrean manages to get across the failings of her human and divine characters in a way that a child can understand, so the stories have wit and moral resonance in addition to plot. This book has us racing through the bedtime routine so we can read the next story together; I don't know of a better endorsement than that!

A great introduction without oversimplification!

A great introduction to Greek Mythology for adults and 4+ yearolds that flows nicely from one story to the other incorporatingrecurring characters. Well arranged but stories are kept succinct without oversimplification. Cheerful illustrations avoid the gore from cutting heads off multitudinous mythical creatures. A worthwhile book for any complete children's library!

Our favorite book of myths!

I read this book to my 4 year-old daughter when she became interested in Greek mythology, and it quickly became her favorite. The stories are lively and interesting, the pictures colorful and engaging, and each one is just long enough to engage without becoming boring.