Greek Myths

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Marcia William's introduction to Greek mythology is wonderfully illustrated and bursting with color, its stories of gods and heroes are fun, like The 12 Tasks of Hercules, and some are genuinely sad, like the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. 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. The others are very popular: Pandora, Orpheus/Eurydice, Heracles 12 Tasks, Daedalus/Icarus, Medusa, the Minotaur and finally the story of Arachne. 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. It was enjoyable for me to get a refresher on some of the myths I've heard about before as well as learn new myths.

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Wonderful art and a great way to introduce children to the myths, exciting reading for older reluctant readers and a fun way for adult classicists to see the tales told in a new light. Marcia Williams is known for her adaptation of classic stories into a graphic novel style books for younger readers. The simple but engaging illustrations with the story will help bring it alive to children experiencing this traditional myth for the first time. I loved that it included the story of Arion the Dolphin Man in edition to some of the more normal Greek Myths.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The myths accurately portray the adventures of Pandora, Arion, Orpheus, Heracles, Daedalus, Perseus, Theseus and Arachne. A comic-strip style retelling of the most famous stories from Roman history, from the birth of Romulus and Remus to the death of Julius Caesar.

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Use them to study powerful verbs, verb tenses, use of first and third person, paragraphs and ways of showing dialogue.Her titles include: Archie’s War; Flossie’s Secret War Diary; Mr William Shakespeare’s Plays; Bravo, Mr William Shakespeare; Greek Myths; The Stone Age, Hunters, Gatherers and Woolly Mammoths and Three Cheers for Women! If I could make these stories more accessible, I realized, kids wouldn't have to wait until they were grown-up to appreciate them. When working with children I would read this book to them for entertaining or use it for a subject on mythology.

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Marcia Williams began to develop her distinctive comic-book style at an early age: "When I was about ten and wrote home to my family from boarding school," she says, "I never wrote normal letters. In this collection, Marcia Williams offers a fun but faithful retelling of eight myths using simple language and her signature comic-strip format. This book would appeal to young readers because the myths are retold using simple words for children to understand and the illustrations are very engaging and entertaining. Many teachers have found this comic strip approach to Greek mythology has stimulated children’s own writing and led to further exploration of these important stories.In 1914, ten-year-old Archie is sent a scrapbook in the post by his Uncle Colin, and through the years that follow, we see the world through Archie's eyes. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. The violence is there though only shown with a drip of blood here and there and obviously dead bodies; this may be an issue with some parents. They will then draw story maps to learn a Greek myth off by heart, and to retell another myth in written form.