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Title: Book of Greek Myths by Ingri Parin D'Aulaires, Edgar Parin D'Aulaires, Paul Newman, Kathleen Turner, Sidney Poitier, Matthew Broderick ISBN: 1-885608-14-4 Publisher: Airplay Audio Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (76 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Children's favorite (and also this adult's!)
Comment: My mom got a copy of this book for the family when I was 6 or 7 and I read it so much that the pages fell out. I memorized the myths and told them to my friends. This books started a life-long love of mythology--okay, so I'm only 23--still, I adore the human foibles of the gods, and I LOVE the illutstrations. They have ingrained in me the way I see the Greek Gods and inspired me to take a trip to Athens and the rest of Greece. As I stood at Leto's rock in Delfi, tears came to my eyes. I realized that I was where she had given baby Apollo the mission to take it as his own temple, and the majesty and history of the place nearly overcame me. My mom got me a copy of this for my 21st birthday, and it was the best present I had gotten (and have gotten) in a long time.
If you like Greek myths, you will love this book. If you just like stories, you will love this book.
The only inaccuracy is that to make the stories age-appropriate, many of Zeus' "adventures" are somewhat censored, but not in a major way.
Rating: 5
Summary: Timeless Book of Tales
Comment: I first read this book when I was twelve years old and it affected me so much that ten years later I still have a deep and abiding love of Greek mythology. A ratty, paperback copy I found at Salvation Army still holds *the* place of honor in my Greco-Roman collection, usurping The Odyssey, The Iliad, Edith Hamilton, and Robert Graves.
What originally struck me as so fantastic (and still does) is that the D'aulaires don't write down to their audience or edit out details important to the original myth that some parents might not approve of. The end result? An all ages storybook and mythological primer that no one should be ashamed to own.
The drawings are an acquired taste, falling somewhere between Classical pottery paintings and Art Deco, but they do grow on you. My only quibble is that there's no pronunciation guide, which can really hamper you if this is your first exposure to these stories.
Buy this for for your children or even for yourself, you will never regret it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book, even better on tape
Comment: These stories hold my 6-year-old spellbound, as well as the rest of the family! Consider getting the audio version, though, read by Paul Neuman, Kathleen Turner, Matthew Broderick and Sidney Poitier. Talk about great listening! Their readings are fantastic. And you don't have to worry about properly pronouncing all those Greek names!
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Title: A Guide for Using D 'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths in the Classroom by Cynthia Ross, Theresa M. Wright ISBN: 155734423X Publisher: Teacher Created Materials Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy by Padraic Colum, Willy Pogany ISBN: 0020425201 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 October, 1982 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki ISBN: 0064461890 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 28 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin ISBN: 0553259202 Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1984 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Favorite Greek Myths by Mary Pope Osborne, Troy Howell ISBN: 0590413384 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: January, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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