Greek Myths

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Williams depicts the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, and six other classics from Ancient Greece. I have particularly enjoyed reading the greek myths to my son as they have introduced me to several stories that I was unfamiliar with. Her unique style has produced such vivid works and action-packed books as GOD AND HIS CREATIONS: TALES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. Marcia Williams traveled extensively as a child and was educated in Sussex, England, and Switzerland.

There is more room for details in the background and the emphasis is placed on characters, feelings and events because of this. I did not find the pictures in the book appealing, as I am well aware that this is a children's book, i still found the illustrations quite annoying. I gave this book three stars because even though i did enjoy this book I felt as if it was not one of the BEST children's books I have read. Seeing as how she has written many books in her days, I would expect her to have a little creativity. Readers, from reluctant to eager, will be attracted by the colorful illustrations, the artistry, and the wit with which Ms.and TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE Marcia Williams introduces young readers to the world of William Shakespeare's plays. I should know; it’s the book that I plucked from my shelf when I was barely a toddler, and there began my love of all things ancient. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I loved that it included the story of Arion the Dolphin Man in edition to some of the more normal Greek Myths. It is good that Theseus killed the minotaur so that the people of Athens could stop being given to him for food.We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. I suppose it is a case-by-case scenario, but I know I have a little cousin who would have nightmares if she read about a giant bird eating somebody's liver everyday. This book is a collection of some of the most famous and classic greek myths including "Pandora's Box," "Arion and the Dolphins," "Orpheus and Eurydice," "The Twelve Tasks of Hercules," Daedalus and Icarus," "Perseus and the Gorgon's Head," "Theseus and the Minotaure," and "Arachne Versus Athena. From Shakespeare and Dickens to the Canterbury Tales and Greek Myths, her humorous comic-strip illustration is hugely popular all over the globe.

Reason for Reading: All my readers should know by now that mythology is a favourite subject of mine, especially Greek. The way this book is designed is perfect for introducing Greek Mythogy at a young age expanding their understanding of culture and classic "old school" literature. The comic strip style appeals to us because it has lots of detailed pictures as well as short pieces of writing to tell the story.As this is a comic style book, the pictures vary in sizes and it does appear to seem quite busy that there is a lot going on within the pictures yet I find that this would attract the children because they can look deeper into the pictures and see what is happening. Williams takes classic myths and presents them in a comic strip format with humor and language that students can understand.