false 13901780 847284 79626 0440406943 9780440406945 213 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170970293m/79626.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170970293s/79626.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79626.D_Aulaires_Book_of_Greek_Myths 4.45 1315 The D'Aulaires' illustrations have a memorable quality: once pored over, they will never leave the minds of the viewer. Decades later, the name Gaea will still evoke the soft green picture of lovely Mother Earth, her body hills and valleys and her eyes blue lakes reflecting the stars of her husband, Uranus the sky. No child is too young to appreciate the myths that have built the foundation for much of the world's art and literature over the centuries. This introduction to mythology is a treasure. (Ages 10 to adult) --Emilie Coulter

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The one thing it's missing is some sort of grounding to the real Greeks. I never learned who the Greeks re...more...]]>