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A sumptuously illustrated treasury of greek myths filled with lively retellings of stories of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, presented in a luxury. Beasts of olympus series lucy coats illustrated by brett bean. The books written about the heroes of greek mythology include hercule and perseus, where the books written about the gods of greek mythology include zeus, apollo, hades, and hephaestus. They also enhanced our trip by bringing ancient greece to life.

Heroes in training series suzanne williams and joan holub illustrated by craig phillips. From immortal gods, goddesses, and heroes to unusual creatures and demigods, these greek mythology books for kids are filled with action, drama, and adventure. A new york public librarys 100 great childrens books100 years selection. They are perfect for the 49 year old maybe even older. Greek myths for young children by heather amery goodreads. Spark an interest in greek mythology with these fabulous kids books that recount.

So well written and easily digestible for a group of 67 year olds. The stories of the gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and other mythical creatures childs introduction series by heather alexander and meredith hamilton may 4, 2011. This is a surprisingly meaty book for essentially a childrens take on greek mythology. Spark an interest in greek mythology with these fabulous kids books that recount the classic stories or use them as inspiration for new and exciting tales. I remember pouring over this book again and again when i was a kid and now, decades. We highly encourage you to do a little bit of background reading with your children. What are the best books on greek myths for young children. The most obvious nod to being aimed at children is the use of married for what many classical scholars describe as rape i. Heather alexander has written numerous books for children and young adults including previous titles in this series, a childs introduction to the world and a.

The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for. We bought this book to introduce our 5year old son to greek mythology while on a cruise around the greek islands. This series of greek heroes and gods takes the nonfiction myths of these characters and gives them a youthful feel for kids to read and understand. If youre still fascinated with greek mythology books, or looking for percy jackson or circe readalikes, youll find the best of them here for adults, teens, and kids alike. But circe is a strange childnot powerful, like her father, nor viciously. Percy jackson and the olympians series rick riordan. Buy products related to kids greek mythology products and see what customers say. A concise guide to ancient gods, heroes, beliefs and myths of greek mythology greek mythology norse mythology egyptian mythology celtic mythology book 1. He adored these stories and found them entertaining as well as memorable. If youre looking for a great book on greek mythology for kids, daulaires book of greek myths is easily the best one out there. The lightning thief by rick riordan, the sea of monsters by rick riordan, the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan.