Candlewick Press (MA) Mythology

This book is so beautiful and really fun. It’s pretty big and heavy and it’s just so fun to go through. It did come with the corners a bit messed up but I love it so much and I’ll be getting more of these books. Definitely u should get it

Please note : the book is super cool ,but it may get damage and colour fades due to bad handling

El libro está muy bien, muchas solapas y sobrecitos con cosas. El contenido es variado, pero muy básico y los dibujos de diosas un poco inquietantes porque parecen todas preadolescentes (mi hija de dos años ha descrito a los dioses como "niñas y señores"). Pero lo peor es que es un libro grande y delicado y Amazon lo envía en un sobre de cartulina, así que ha llegado con dos esquinas reventadas. Da bastante lástima.

Veio em perfeito estado, bem embalado e no prazo!

My daughter loves this book. Lots of interesting stories, pull out windows, great illustrations, etc.

My first grader has recently become interested in mythology after listening to the story of the winged horse, Pegasus. Seeing that this was offered at a great price here on Amazon, I promptly purchased it, and it has been such a joy to peruse the pages of this wonderful book with my daughter. The book itself is attractively bound, and has a lovely aquamarine color with embellishments on the front, and depicts Hercules killing the Hydra. Written in the form of a mystery, the book purports to be a facsimile of a book that was used by a certain John Oro to contact the Greek Gods for his own benefit, and which results in ill-fated consequences. Lavishly illustrated, the book begins with an introduction to mythology and contains short stories of well-known Greek myths such as the story of King Midas and his Golden Touch, an excellent antique-looking map of ancient Greece, together with a genealogical table of the gods, monsters, and heroes of ancient Greece. This is followed by pages on the creation of the gods; monsters and mythical beasts (contains a little insert which depicts the various serpents, as well as a specimen of the Golden Fleece); the origins of mankind (a pop-up of Pandora's box is included here); Zeus and Hera (with an insert containing 'sacred' oak leaves that can be used as an oracle); Poseidon and the sea (with a really abbreviated version of The Odyssey); Hades and the underworld (with a replica of an ancient obol); Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus (with a golden replica of a death mask imprint); Apollo, Hermes, and Dionysus (with knowledge cards of the Gods of Olympus); Athena, Artemis, and Hestia (has lovely illustrations of the three Goddesses); Heracles and the Greek Heroes (and large illustration of the Cretan Labyrinth); and, the Trojan Horse. At the back of the book there are some note paper to take notes on, as well as a feather quill ballpoint pen. This is an excellent value for a young child eager to learn about the vast stories contained in Greek mythology and makes an excellent introduction to the subject.