Jason and the Argonauts (Usborne Classics Retold) by Felicity Brooks

Usborne Classics Retold

by Felicity Brooks

Stories full of action, adventure and suspense - guaranteed to thrill and delight

Genres: Mythology, Fantasy

Paperback

First published December 31, 1995

About the author

Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer (someone who compiles dictionaries) before starting work in children’s publishing in the late 1980s.

She has written and edited hundreds of children’s books, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts.

Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.

Reviews

[Leo . · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good read. I love all the ancient Greek mythology.

[Johanna ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. It was a quick read which gave a great overview of the myth. I was interested in it because although I knew the basics of the story, there were a few characters whose role I couldn't remember much about. And when Medea entered the picture, she did not disappoint! The beginning was a bit slow and because of the length some of the finer details were missing, but overall I'd call this a success as it fulfilled its purpose of inspiring more knowledge of the characters and filling in the gaps of Jason's story. Happy Reading :)

[aaron_less · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greek mythology is the ultimate drama and I'm here for it 🍿
Overall a great book, despite some glossing over done to make it more kids-appropriate the story still stays true to the original myths, so it's a fairly accurate retelling.

On a side note, I'm all for girl power and all, but Medea is just something else entirely. She's nuts and NOT in a good way😳 girl had me flabbergasted almost every minute for the last third of the book. Regardless, "Jason and the Argonauts" may have completed the first half of the quest, but the latter and the most difficult half was all on Medea 🙌 She deserves way more acknowledgement than she's getting.

P.s. funny how sometimes smaller books feel more like real literature than 300 pages of hyped-up crap

[Matt Peel · Rating 5 out of 5]

well written and captivating, some parts felt a little rushed but given that it covered the whole of the very longs myths regarding Jason’s journey in a quite short book that’s excusable because it still retold the myths well

[Cilla Glud · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was real good. The only problem is that it is exactly like Perseus and Medusa. The king sends the guy to get the Golden Fleece, and when he returns, he finds out that the king send him just to get rid of him. And the very first chapter was exactly like Snow-white. The stepmother sends the King to kill his own kids (she claims that Zeus wanted it) and then he doesn't get the chance since they escape.

[Paul Morrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Epic Greek legend

An epic Greek legend well told and illustrated. The story of Jason and his fellow Argonauts has always fascinated me since see the classic Jason and the Argonauts movie back in 1963 when I was ten years old. This retelling of the story is, of course, far different from the movie - particularly the ending which is in keeping with Greek tragedy.

[Dayna Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Jason and the search for the Golden Fleece in all it's exciting, romantic, and gory detail. Brooks remains faithful to the original tale, yet writes in a way that is understandable to younger readers. A great introduction to the tale and to Greek myths in general.

[Sahana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't completely convinced with the genre but I must state that it had a good story line with awesome sketches. I recommend this book to all the lovers of Greek mythology.