The new National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology offers timeless stories of Greek myths in a beautiful new volume. Brought to life wi...
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Jan 24, 2012
Cassandra
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This is one of the most beautifully illustrated and concise retellings of the old myths that I have encountered. The book is divided into sections for each god and goddess. Each is accompanied by a beautiful illustration. In the appendix is a concise timeline of Greek playwrights and a map of the area. I won't forget reading this book. I was sitting in a parking lot waiting for a store to open. I turned on the light and read the book, and thought of all the mystical Greek deities. The book is wr
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Dec 26, 2011
H
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A solid effort, and one that will work well for kids who want to read more about Greek mythology, and finally an alternative to D'Aulaire's, which is getting old and unappealing. Napoli does a good job toning down some of the wilder exploits of the gods without taking all the bite out of the stories (Zeus "takes a wife" whenever he gets another poor nymph or human pregnant). That said, Napoli sometimes gets a bit too contemporary with her language (The Titans "live large" -
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Jan 02, 2012
Kyleigh
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I had really high hopes that my toddler would enjoy this book. He doesn't want anything to do with it. I thought perhaps the chunky illustrations would grab his attention and let me tell him some stories. Perhaps it's a bit much to ask of a 16-month old. I'd like to revisit this one again when he is older.
Jan 27, 2012
Harper
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The stories were heavily edited for a child audience, but I still gave it a 4-star rating because of the beautiful illustrations. There's just something about the artwork that really appeals to me and it was a plus that there are nearly as many pictures as there are pages of text.
Dec 04, 2011
Handd51
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Fabulous - this is fabulous. The writing is outstanding and the illustrations outstanding. This is a new classic "journey" a little down the page - amazing that it slipped thru in a book of such otherwise obvious quality.
Feb 07, 2012
Carol
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This may be my favorite children's treasury of Greek Mythology to date. It has really cool illustrations, the stories are told in an interesting manor and are easy to understand, and at the back it even has a guide to the stars and constellations.
Dec 15, 2011
Heather
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This is a great introduction to the central characters of Greek myth and legend. The stories are easy to follow and fun to read and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. Highly recommended.
Feb 04, 2012
Heather
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Absolutely beautiful, one of my favorite illustrated Greek mythology books, think I might have to buy it
Feb 12, 2012
Donalyn
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An outstanding collection of Greek myths. Sure to be a hit with my mythology loving students.
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