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Favorite Greek Myths
Here are twelve Greek myths, retold in an accessible style and magnificently illustrated with classic elegance. Full color.
Hardcover, 96 pages
Published
May 1st 1989
by Scholastic Press
(first published 1988)
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Like a lot of other readers I was confused/annoyed by Osborne's choice to use the Roman names in a collection clearly titled Greek Myths. It clears things up a bit to learn that the eleven stories in this collection are taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Still I maintain that the Greek names should have been used for the sake of clarity - particularly for younger readers.
Oh well, moving on - the illustrations are lovely! Each tale has one full page illustration by Troy Howell - done very much in t...more
Oh well, moving on - the illustrations are lovely! Each tale has one full page illustration by Troy Howell - done very much in t...more
This is a terrific collection of Greek myths, short stories that are the perfect length to read with children. The illustrations are very nice and convey the age of the stories. The only problem I have with this book has been critiqued by other reviewers here. I do not like that the author has chosen to use the Roman names. It just seems odd that the book's title announces "Greek" myths, but then uses the different names. Oh well, at least we had fun 'translating' them into the names we know so...more
Osborne, the author of the Magic Tree House books, retells twelve stories of Greek myth in a very slim (75 not very dense at all pages) volume for children. As in Enid Blyton’s collection, these are tales mostly well-known to Western culture, also mostly from Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Orpheus and Eurydice, Echo and Narcissus, Midas’ greedy wish, Persephone and Hades, the ill-starred love of Cupid and Psyche. She also includes a few obscurities: Arcus, who shot his mother while hunting after she had...more
This was my favorite bedtime read while growing up. The artwork is gorgeous and the tales detailed without being too dry. Before I could read by myself, my mom would read the stories while I placed myself into the artwork, creating new stories within my head. Now 20 years later I still cherish this text, using it in classroom lessons for both high schoolers and middle schoolers because of how accessible Osbourne writes the tales.
So far, this is my favorite of Greek mythology children's books. I liked the illustrations and the stories were told with more fluid story language rather than just choppy retelling. The one thing I didn't like was the use of the Roman names. I think it is because these stories are from later in history so it makes sense but it just makes it hard for me to keep things straight :)
We read this together as part of our mythology kick we have been on. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed all the detailed end notes. I would like her to put together another one with more stories.
Greek Mythology is something I have always been fascinated by,and this collection of greek myths was a great treasure to share with my little sister in the hours before the new year!
I personally loved this book it has many of the Greek myths inside.Like the child of Helios.Even the tale of cupid and phyce they share how their love prevails against Aphrodite's wrath
These are some of my favorite retellings. My only complaint is that the author used the Roman names for the gods. This is very confusing for children interested in mythology.
Eleven myths by Ovid and one myth by Apuleius appear in this beautifully illustrated book. Mary Pope Osborne retold the myths, and Troy Howell illustrated them.
Even though this is titled "Greek" myths, the author uses the Roman mythology names in the book. Very disappointing in that respect.
Keep in mind that I just picked a random date that I finished it because I only know that we finished it in March.
The author seems to be confused between Greek and Roman mythology. The gods and goddess get mixed up.
I loved it how because when I around the age of 5 I wanted to know about myths like how the sun was made
What's there is good, but there's not a lot there! Very far from a solid collection of Greek myths.
greek myths a little bit different from the traditional and with roman names instead of greek #-_-
This book was awesome! I really love Greek myths and this book was very detailed. I learned a lot of new information that I never read about in other books about Greek myths.! I recommended it for myth lovers!
Nice stroll down memory lane re-reading these many myths.
Greek myths that you can read like fairy tales.
Read this dozens of times when I was young.
It's a book I read over and over again.
SM
I think it's dumb how she uses the Roman names of the gods instead. The book is called "Favorite GREEK Myths", not "Favorite Roman Myths". If it's a book about Greek mythology, she should use the Greek names. It confuses me, and it's really annoying.
The stories and illustrations were pretty good. What I really didn't like was that the tales were actually Roman, when it said that they were Greek(hence the title). The book used Roman names and it said that most of the stories were retold from a book written by a Roman writer. I like Greek stuff better than Roman, so that took away from the stories.
This book has some great retellings of Greek myths. The illustrations are lovely. I just wish that she used the Greek names instead of the Roman. It is perplexing based on the title. Other than that I have no complaints. A nice companion to add to D'Aulaires' books for kids when doing Greek mythology.
I used this book during my student teaching in order to teach Greek Mythology. It was used for lower level students. The stories were quick intereseting and easy to understand. It can also be used for supplimental work. I would recommend this book, especially for teachers.
I LOVE GREEK Mythology! This was a fabulous Children's reference book, a lot of basic information in a shortened form. I used this as a refresher for myself and for a introduction to my kids. Only problem is some of the names were in their Roman version.
Excellent version for my 6th grade classroom. Challenging vocabulary, and of course interesting themes! Had encouraged great discussion during our reading block because kids were easily able to connect with the text.
I WHAT TO COUNT THIS AS TWO BOOKS, IT HAS LIKE 5 MYTHS!!
Some of the your favorite Greek myths all in one book!
I'm not a fan of greek myths.
For everyone.
Some of the your favorite Greek myths all in one book!
I'm not a fan of greek myths.
For everyone.
This is a good book for people who r tryin to learn more about Greece, and Greek myths! And it gives som people that already kno stuff about the Greek myths, more knowlege!!
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Mary Pope Osborne has channeled a lifelong love of exploration and travel into one of the most popular children’s book series of the past two decades. With her fantastic Magic Tree House series, Mary Pope Osborne keeps the good times rolling for kids all over the world.
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