Waterstones Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends
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Price: £9.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Exciting stories of Greek gods, goddesses and heroes vividly retold for young readers. Includes a Who's who guide to each character, including, Icarus and Daedalus, Zeus and Atlas and their role in Greek mythology. Contains an informative section on the ancient Greek people and their beliefs. Dramatically illustrated by Rodney Matthews. Waterstones Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780746087190
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780746087190
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Author: Mr. G. Blake
Rating: 5
Review: Classic book. Captivating illustrations and detailed information on the gods and their realms, deeds and misdemeanours. For kids but rather pleasingly dark without becoming parody as in Horrible Histories. The Norse counterpart for this book is also essential. Shout out to the legend Rodney Matthews for a brilliant cover.
Author: Reynardine Fox
Rating: 3
Review: My main reason for buying this was as a reference book – it has a 'Who's Who' of many of the gods and heroes (including pronunciations and a short biography) at the back. As the full title says, it's a guide to the myths and legends rather than the stories themselves. My son uses it as a companion toUsborne Book of Greek Myths (Usborne Myths & Legends) , which is excellent. The main part of the book runs through some Greek history, with maps, and background information on characters and stories that gives more context. I'd say it was mainly written for 8-12 year-olds. I didn't think the style of the main illustrations was well-suited to the Greek myths – they looked like Roger Dean's fantasy work had been adapted for a Meat Loaf album cover.
