Greek Myths

Ann Turnbull presents an authentic interpretation of the story of Arethusa. Older students may enjoy this story.

Ann Turnbil presents an authentic interpretation of the Story of Pan and Syrinx.Older students would enjoy this story. The illustrations add to the beauty and excitement of these tales.

A very large and heavy book - not super suitable for read-aloud and not really affordable to buy multiple copies of... unfortunate, as it is a beautiful illustrated book with a nice variety of stories.

Because the reteller tried to find the oldest versions of the myths, some of them are a little different than you would expect, so that's different and interesting. There are many pictures, all bold and done in Greek style.

Read only "Persephone." Text driven, informative description of Persephone's fate illustrated through sleek and water-brushed paint. The colors are muted which creates a mood of despair and heartache.

I would use this book with upper elementary students, since some of the themes might be a bit complicated to grasp for lower elementary. Lessons can include reading a myth and then having students produce art to illustrate the myth. It would be interesting to see what each student's imagination

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I am unsure how I feel about this book. There were aspects that I liked, and then some I did not. I really enjoyed that the author wrote about myths that are not always in children's versions. For example, in a majority of the Greek Mythology books I have read the stories are about Titans and

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Olympians. This book had stories that are not as commonly known such as, Arethusa, the Minotaur, and Pandora. When it came to the writing, I both liked and disliked parts. What I did not like was the flow. I felt it was a little staccato. There was not much variety in sentence length and structure. What I did like about the writing was the vocabulary chosen. The text dumb down the vocabulary. Words such as "corpse" and "constellation" lent itself to making the stories more authentic. The big idea of this book is to inform the readers of Greek Myths.

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Wonderful compilation of Greek myths. Turnbull does a fantastic job of making the stories accessible for a younger audience, even though a lot of the myths have a darker undertone. The illustrations set the tone wonderfully.

Greek Myths by Anna Turnbell is a great collection of Greek myths for any age reader. I enjoyed reading this book much more than I would an adult book about Greek myths because of the illustrations. In this book Turnbell incudes a little over 15 of the most popular Greek myths which include tales

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of heroism, tragedy, greed, and fierce monsters. Students will enjoy reading this book because the stories are short and filled with action and adventure. Students will become much more interested in ancient cultures such as Greece and will gain an even deeper appreciation from stories and text from that time period. Young, who does the illustrations, does a great job of capturing the feel of the time period by using colors that remind the readers of ancient times. She also does a wonderful job of portraying the monsters, villains, and heroes, which will only make students more engaged in the text.

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