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El hilo de Ariadna: Mitos y laberintos
Wielkoformatowy album, w którym efektownie narysowane labirynty wprowadzają czytelników w świat mitów i kultury starożytnej Grecji.
Ta książka pełna jest ścieżek i opowieści. Każda z ogromnych ilustracji zaprasza do zabawy w poszukiwanie właściwej drogi na kolejną stronę, przedstawiając przy okazji wybrane wątki najsłynniejszych mitów greckich.
Przechodząc przez kolejne labirynty, spotkacie Heraklesa, Minotaura, Argonautów, Odyseusza, Syzyfa, piękną Helenę i wiele innych legendarnych postaci; odwiedzicie też olimpiadę, teatr grecki czy ateński Akropol.
Oglądajcie ilustracje, odkrywajcie szczegóły, czytajcie podpisy. Sięgajcie do objaśnień zamieszczonych na końcu, by dowiedzieć się więcej.
Zagubcie się w tej książce, by znaleźć się w Grecji sprzed tysięcy lat!
Ta książka pełna jest ścieżek i opowieści. Każda z ogromnych ilustracji zaprasza do zabawy w poszukiwanie właściwej drogi na kolejną stronę, przedstawiając przy okazji wybrane wątki najsłynniejszych mitów greckich.
Przechodząc przez kolejne labirynty, spotkacie Heraklesa, Minotaura, Argonautów, Odyseusza, Syzyfa, piękną Helenę i wiele innych legendarnych postaci; odwiedzicie też olimpiadę, teatr grecki czy ateński Akropol.
Oglądajcie ilustracje, odkrywajcie szczegóły, czytajcie podpisy. Sięgajcie do objaśnień zamieszczonych na końcu, by dowiedzieć się więcej.
Zagubcie się w tej książce, by znaleźć się w Grecji sprzed tysięcy lat!
72 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2018
About the author
Jan Bajtlik
15 books3 followersJan Bajtlik is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator currently working for Hermès Paris designing scarves, textiles, ceramics, wallpaper, typography, and window displays. He is the author of Our Car, written by J. M. Brum, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year. Jan Bajtlik lives in Warsaw, Poland.
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September 17, 2019
Greek Myths and Mazes is a big, hardcover book measuring approximately 37cm x 27.5cm. It is filled to the brim with information on Greek Mythology and fabulous mazes to be completed.
The book begins with an introduction on how to use it. You must find the right route through the mazes. On your journey discover myths and the world of the Ancient Greeks. Look at the illustrations and read the captions. At the back of the book is a glossary with explanatory notes which will give you more details about the Ancient Greeks – Each has a corresponding page next to it so it is easy to find.
Whilst the book is filled with lots of relevant information about the Ancient Greeks, the writing on the mazes is very small and with it being such a large book sometimes the writing was at the top of the page so you had to lean right over the maze to read it. Plus the way that the book is bound the maze goes over two pages so sometimes it was difficult to see if the path of the maze carried on or not as it went into the binding.
For those that love learning about the Greek or maybe for those children at school who are currently learning about them and want a fun way to learn, this book will be interesting and intriguing as they get to learn and have fun at the same time.
The book begins with an introduction on how to use it. You must find the right route through the mazes. On your journey discover myths and the world of the Ancient Greeks. Look at the illustrations and read the captions. At the back of the book is a glossary with explanatory notes which will give you more details about the Ancient Greeks – Each has a corresponding page next to it so it is easy to find.
Whilst the book is filled with lots of relevant information about the Ancient Greeks, the writing on the mazes is very small and with it being such a large book sometimes the writing was at the top of the page so you had to lean right over the maze to read it. Plus the way that the book is bound the maze goes over two pages so sometimes it was difficult to see if the path of the maze carried on or not as it went into the binding.
For those that love learning about the Greek or maybe for those children at school who are currently learning about them and want a fun way to learn, this book will be interesting and intriguing as they get to learn and have fun at the same time.
July 15, 2019
Fabuleuze mythen en labyrinten
De Griekse mythen: verhalen en de inspiratiebronnen tot andere verhalen! Want wie heeft er niet gefantaseerd bij een mythe? Vele schrijvers uit de Oudheid hebben ze op papier gezet en daaruit is ook “De Griekse Mythen – verhalen en labyrinten” ontstaan.
Jan Bajtlik heeft mythen afgebeeld. Dit doet de afbeeldingen eigenlijk nog tekort. Het zijn ware kunstwerken, zoals iedere mythe op de platen is neergezet. Bajtlik maakt van iedere mythe een labyrint in een kunstwerk, waardoor het ook nog gebruikt kan worden om een verhaal mee te leren kennen.
Door de opzet is dit boek ook geschikt voor de niet-kenners van mythen: alles wordt uitgelegd door middel van tekst in platen. De gebeurtenissen in elke mythe zijn op volgorde getekend middels een labyrint. Volg je het labyrint, dan lees je het verhaal op de goede manier. Bijv. bij de reis van Odysseus en bij Oedipus waar voor de duidelijkheid cijfers zijn toegevoegd aan de gebeurtenissen.
De laatste paar afbeeldingen gaan over het Oudgriekse leven. Hoe stak de samenleving in elkaar, hoe zagen de huizen eruit en hoe zijn theaters ontstaan? Ook dat kun je leren uit dit boek!
De echte kenner van de verhalen vallen meerdere details op. Bijvoorbeeld het uitgehaalde kleed op Penelope’s weefgetouw en de goden die bepaalde Trojanen of Achaeërs steunen in de Trojaanse Oorlog.
Tevens zie je terug dat de Romeinen, op wie onze hedendaagse cultuur berust, de Griekse cultuur op een bepaald ogenblik hebben overgenomen. Je komt enkele Latijnse naamvarianten tegen die oorspronkelijk in het Grieks net iets anders worden geschreven, Hephaistos heet Hephaestus en koning Menelaos heet Menelaüs.
Achterin staan de hoofdlijnen en details nog eens uitgelegd, mocht je alles een keer na willen lezen. Ieder verhaal is uitgewerkt en elk monster is beschreven. Daarnaast staat er een stamboom in van de goden, helden en titanen om alles overzichtelijk te maken. Alhoewel… kan een stamboom over Oudgriekse goden overzichtelijk zijn?
Een zeer geslaagd boek vanaf ong. 10 jaar, voor de wel- én niet-kenner van Griekse mythen. Er is duidelijk heel veel aandacht en werk aan dit groot formaat boek besteed. Prachtige afbeeldingen, werkelijk kunstwerken, waar iedere keer zelfs door de kenner iets nieuws uit ontdekt kan worden. Je blijft bladeren. In één woord: Fabuleus.
Aanrader met het liefst 6 sterren.
De Griekse mythen: verhalen en de inspiratiebronnen tot andere verhalen! Want wie heeft er niet gefantaseerd bij een mythe? Vele schrijvers uit de Oudheid hebben ze op papier gezet en daaruit is ook “De Griekse Mythen – verhalen en labyrinten” ontstaan.
Jan Bajtlik heeft mythen afgebeeld. Dit doet de afbeeldingen eigenlijk nog tekort. Het zijn ware kunstwerken, zoals iedere mythe op de platen is neergezet. Bajtlik maakt van iedere mythe een labyrint in een kunstwerk, waardoor het ook nog gebruikt kan worden om een verhaal mee te leren kennen.
Door de opzet is dit boek ook geschikt voor de niet-kenners van mythen: alles wordt uitgelegd door middel van tekst in platen. De gebeurtenissen in elke mythe zijn op volgorde getekend middels een labyrint. Volg je het labyrint, dan lees je het verhaal op de goede manier. Bijv. bij de reis van Odysseus en bij Oedipus waar voor de duidelijkheid cijfers zijn toegevoegd aan de gebeurtenissen.
De laatste paar afbeeldingen gaan over het Oudgriekse leven. Hoe stak de samenleving in elkaar, hoe zagen de huizen eruit en hoe zijn theaters ontstaan? Ook dat kun je leren uit dit boek!
De echte kenner van de verhalen vallen meerdere details op. Bijvoorbeeld het uitgehaalde kleed op Penelope’s weefgetouw en de goden die bepaalde Trojanen of Achaeërs steunen in de Trojaanse Oorlog.
Tevens zie je terug dat de Romeinen, op wie onze hedendaagse cultuur berust, de Griekse cultuur op een bepaald ogenblik hebben overgenomen. Je komt enkele Latijnse naamvarianten tegen die oorspronkelijk in het Grieks net iets anders worden geschreven, Hephaistos heet Hephaestus en koning Menelaos heet Menelaüs.
Achterin staan de hoofdlijnen en details nog eens uitgelegd, mocht je alles een keer na willen lezen. Ieder verhaal is uitgewerkt en elk monster is beschreven. Daarnaast staat er een stamboom in van de goden, helden en titanen om alles overzichtelijk te maken. Alhoewel… kan een stamboom over Oudgriekse goden overzichtelijk zijn?
Een zeer geslaagd boek vanaf ong. 10 jaar, voor de wel- én niet-kenner van Griekse mythen. Er is duidelijk heel veel aandacht en werk aan dit groot formaat boek besteed. Prachtige afbeeldingen, werkelijk kunstwerken, waar iedere keer zelfs door de kenner iets nieuws uit ontdekt kan worden. Je blijft bladeren. In één woord: Fabuleus.
Aanrader met het liefst 6 sterren.
June 26, 2022
Visueel prachtig boek voor kinderen - en voor mij.
September 5, 2019
Greek Myths and Mazes is exactly that - a book with key figures from Greek mythology hidden within illustrations of labyrinths, ships, forges, the Trojan War and the acropolis. I really liked the mythologized mazes of Ancient Greece, they span across the entirety of the majority of the pages and haven't spared any detail.
The general idea of the book is to have children follow each maze to come across new characters or events to learn about. As they reach each new figure there is a very tiny statement about who the character might be and where the event has taken place, but this is exceptionally brief. The back of the book does contain a much more detailed glossary of characters and detailed account of each event which is helpful to refer to throughout.
The blurb describes this book as an "oversize maze book"..."in the vein of the best selling Maps". It is akin to an older style map in its design, but this means it is also enormous - A3 pages, and that's before you've opened it out to read, are just a bit too large for some small readers to be able to engage with, but it does work for tracing the mazes on a larger scale.
The delivery of information was perhaps a little too brief on the page - there is almost no text whatsoever on each page to refer to which completely relies on the glossary being used all the time. But I do think the idea of getting lost in a maze to learn about the history of Ancient Greece and its mythology is really unique and a clever way to have younger readers engage with stories; particularly stories which are fun to read about but often not very easy or accessible for children.
ARC provided free from walker books in exchange for an honest review.
The general idea of the book is to have children follow each maze to come across new characters or events to learn about. As they reach each new figure there is a very tiny statement about who the character might be and where the event has taken place, but this is exceptionally brief. The back of the book does contain a much more detailed glossary of characters and detailed account of each event which is helpful to refer to throughout.
The blurb describes this book as an "oversize maze book"..."in the vein of the best selling Maps". It is akin to an older style map in its design, but this means it is also enormous - A3 pages, and that's before you've opened it out to read, are just a bit too large for some small readers to be able to engage with, but it does work for tracing the mazes on a larger scale.
The delivery of information was perhaps a little too brief on the page - there is almost no text whatsoever on each page to refer to which completely relies on the glossary being used all the time. But I do think the idea of getting lost in a maze to learn about the history of Ancient Greece and its mythology is really unique and a clever way to have younger readers engage with stories; particularly stories which are fun to read about but often not very easy or accessible for children.
ARC provided free from walker books in exchange for an honest review.
June 4, 2026
dawno to czytałam ale bardzo mi się podobało, stęskniłam się
September 20, 2019
Een mooi doolhof boek over Griekse mythen, goden en godinnen, over oorlog (Troje), over Olympische spelen, over Odysseus, en meer. Erg interessant om te zien hoe ze dingen vertellen en leuk dat je dus doolhoven hebt. AL moet ik zeggen dat ik de doolhoven soms gewoon niet deed. Tja, ik moet het met mijn vinger doen (want het is een bibliotheek boek, en zelfs al was het mijn boek had ik er niet in getekend want NOPE) en ik raakte op punten gewoon de draad kwijt, na een tijdje werd het gewoon niet leuk. Dus toen ben ik maar gewoon gaan focussen op de mooie illustraties, want die waren echt prachtig.
Aan het einde van de doolhoven is nog wat extra informatie over wat je zag in de doolhoven. Zeker fijn dat dat is toegevoegd, dan kun je nog wat nalezen over het hele gebeuren.
Aan het einde van de doolhoven is nog wat extra informatie over wat je zag in de doolhoven. Zeker fijn dat dat is toegevoegd, dan kun je nog wat nalezen over het hele gebeuren.
March 3, 2020
This is a large format book that includes large and very detailed mazes. The text included on the maze pages is small and spread out over the page. The mazes themselves are very intricate and difficult. The end of the title includes a partial family tree of Greek Gods as well as explanatory notes of the mazes and characters included on them. I would not recommend this title for libraries because of its size and the mazes, but I feel that it would be a great gift book for those that are interested in the classics. My only disappointment of the title is that it does not include the answers for the mazes.
November 23, 2024
Amor y tragedia, muerte y abandono. A Shakespeare le gusta esta leyenda.
November 8, 2019
This is such a fun book, I’ve learned so much and it’s just been so, so fun! ‘Greek Myths and Mazes’ is a hardback book with a good weight to it as it’s A3 in size! The book is filled with thick matt pages of different illustrations of fun mazes and some text, with more detailed text at the back of the book in a sort of glossary. The whole book is based on the Ancient Greeks, the myths and stories of their gods, as well as real life information on ancient Greek life.
There is an introduction page explaining how to use the book and then every double page is filled with a very colourful, and in most cases, a very detailed and fun looking maze to try to get through. Each maze illustration has lots of little things images dotted around the pages of people of creatures, and brief pieces of information here and there near the pictures, explaining what is happening or who the people are. I love how detailed these mazes can get and how fun it is to follow the path and try to get to the other side of the page. The details in the mazes can just be looked at randomly, but if you follow the correct path then certain mazes will reveal a story to you, for example, in the mazes that tell the story of the Trojan war or Odysseus’ journey, the story of each of these is mostly explained in the order it happens in the original tale/myth (as long as you follow the correct route through the maze).
Each maze looks very different from another with some more detailed than others. I do like the more detailed ones with lots of things happening and lots of people on the page, it reminds me of a Where’s Wally book, as you can spend ages just looking at each little thing that’s happening on the page. There are lots of fun little images, not all of them are that important but it’s still a fun extra, and I like all the people going about their daily lives in the maze about Greek houses. Some of the less detailed mazes are fun too though and each of them still has lots of fun twists and turns that can lead you to a deadend.
Each maze has more information about what is happening at the back of the book. So to use the book you should look at the maze and then turn to the back of the book (the corresponding page number is given) for more details on what is happening. I’ve found myself first looking at a maze, then reading about it at the back before turning back to the maze to look at it again, but with more understanding the second time. It’s been a very fun experience using and looking at this book of mazes and having had some similar style activity learning books when I was growing up, I know I would have loved this as a child and I’m sure many children today will love looking at this too.
The illustration style is just perfect. I love how detailed all the images get and how funny they are too. Not only do you learn a lot of facts from this book but you can’t help but laugh at some of the pictures. There’s something about the style that is just so humorous, the expressions on the characters faces (I especially love the way Sisyphus looks trying to get that boulder up the hill – the expression and positions he puts himself in is brilliant and there’s a whole maze around a lot of different and very funny illustrations of him). I love the way all the people look when drawn and how many little extra funny things can be spotted on most pages.
The information at the back of the book is easy to read and isn’t too long but does give details about what is happening in the mazes or more details about the mythology and history of ancient Greece. I’ve learned a lot from just reading these sections and you can read it all seperately if you want to as well as referring back to the corresponding maze of each section (page numbers are provided). What I also like about this glossary section of the book is how certain words or phrases used today are mentioned, what they mean today and where they come from in Ancient Greek myths and history, and there is also a family tree of all the Greek Gods as well as an explanation of how the world supposedly started (according to the Ancient Greeks) which I found fascinating and it really does help you understand it all better!
Overall this is such a fun book and I think plenty of children and even teens and adults will enjoy reading this. It’s perfect for anyone already interested in history or mythology (especially of Ancient Greece) as well as for anyone who just likes the challenges of fun mazes and some funny and detailed illustrations. It might even get you interested in Greek myths and history too and it’s certainly compelled me to want to know a lot more!
-Thanks to Walker Books for a free copy for review.
There is an introduction page explaining how to use the book and then every double page is filled with a very colourful, and in most cases, a very detailed and fun looking maze to try to get through. Each maze illustration has lots of little things images dotted around the pages of people of creatures, and brief pieces of information here and there near the pictures, explaining what is happening or who the people are. I love how detailed these mazes can get and how fun it is to follow the path and try to get to the other side of the page. The details in the mazes can just be looked at randomly, but if you follow the correct path then certain mazes will reveal a story to you, for example, in the mazes that tell the story of the Trojan war or Odysseus’ journey, the story of each of these is mostly explained in the order it happens in the original tale/myth (as long as you follow the correct route through the maze).
Each maze looks very different from another with some more detailed than others. I do like the more detailed ones with lots of things happening and lots of people on the page, it reminds me of a Where’s Wally book, as you can spend ages just looking at each little thing that’s happening on the page. There are lots of fun little images, not all of them are that important but it’s still a fun extra, and I like all the people going about their daily lives in the maze about Greek houses. Some of the less detailed mazes are fun too though and each of them still has lots of fun twists and turns that can lead you to a deadend.
Each maze has more information about what is happening at the back of the book. So to use the book you should look at the maze and then turn to the back of the book (the corresponding page number is given) for more details on what is happening. I’ve found myself first looking at a maze, then reading about it at the back before turning back to the maze to look at it again, but with more understanding the second time. It’s been a very fun experience using and looking at this book of mazes and having had some similar style activity learning books when I was growing up, I know I would have loved this as a child and I’m sure many children today will love looking at this too.
The illustration style is just perfect. I love how detailed all the images get and how funny they are too. Not only do you learn a lot of facts from this book but you can’t help but laugh at some of the pictures. There’s something about the style that is just so humorous, the expressions on the characters faces (I especially love the way Sisyphus looks trying to get that boulder up the hill – the expression and positions he puts himself in is brilliant and there’s a whole maze around a lot of different and very funny illustrations of him). I love the way all the people look when drawn and how many little extra funny things can be spotted on most pages.
The information at the back of the book is easy to read and isn’t too long but does give details about what is happening in the mazes or more details about the mythology and history of ancient Greece. I’ve learned a lot from just reading these sections and you can read it all seperately if you want to as well as referring back to the corresponding maze of each section (page numbers are provided). What I also like about this glossary section of the book is how certain words or phrases used today are mentioned, what they mean today and where they come from in Ancient Greek myths and history, and there is also a family tree of all the Greek Gods as well as an explanation of how the world supposedly started (according to the Ancient Greeks) which I found fascinating and it really does help you understand it all better!
Overall this is such a fun book and I think plenty of children and even teens and adults will enjoy reading this. It’s perfect for anyone already interested in history or mythology (especially of Ancient Greece) as well as for anyone who just likes the challenges of fun mazes and some funny and detailed illustrations. It might even get you interested in Greek myths and history too and it’s certainly compelled me to want to know a lot more!
-Thanks to Walker Books for a free copy for review.
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