Isis and Osiris

Egyptian Myths

by Cari Meister (adapter), Francesca D'Ottavi (Illustrator), Terry Flaherty (Consultant Editor)

Isis and Osiris have never trusted their brother Set. When Set hosts a huge banquet for Osiris, Isis is worried. Osiris falls for Set's trickery, and is separated from his beloved Isis. Will Isis be able to save Osiris?

Genres: Childrens, Mythology, Ancient History

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Cari Meister lives on a small farm in Minnesota with her husband, four sons, three horses, one dog and one cat. Cari enjoys running, snowshoeing, horseback riding, and yoga. She loves to visit libraries and schools!

Reviews

[Allison Zingale · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book. It had a great story, awesome illustrations, and definitely kept my attention the entire time. I do think that it would be more appropriate for 4th graders and up because of the battles and the nature of the marriages. If I had children, I would be fine with reading it to them around any age, but I think some parents of kids in a classroom would disagree with brothers and sisters, even in egyptian myths, marrying. I loved how this book had so many resources in it. The first few pages had a list of characters and their descriptions, a list of tricky vocabulary words that were defined, and some background information about the myth. The back page of the book had a list of related books and websites that were appropriate.

[FlasoFlaso · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book a hundred times. - William

Input from his mom:

No, he hasn't read it a hundred times. We checked it out from the library only a week ago. He has probably read it at least ten times, though. It's a well told story with engaging illustrations. My son is usually drawn to facts more than stories, but this book caught his imagination and he went back to it over and over.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and simple!

[KaToiri Santi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting storyline that reminds of human nature but in a fictional fairytale type of way