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The new National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology offers timeless stories of Greek myths in a beautiful new volume. Brought to life with lyrical text by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli and stunning artwork by award-winning illustrator Christina Balit, the tales of gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Athena and heroes and monsters such as Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa will fascinate and engage children’s imaginations.
 
National Geographic completes the book with embellishments of each story: sidebars for each god, goddess, hero, and monster link the myths to constellations, geography, history, and culture to help young readers connect the stories to real life events, people, and places. A family tree and a “cast of characters” profile page help make relationships between the characters clear, and a mapping feature adds to the fun and fascination. Resource notes and ample back matter directing readers to more information round out this luminous book. Sure to dazzle all those intrigued with the fantastic tales of Greek mythology and enchant new readers, this vibrant book will soon become a family keepsake.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1426308442
Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Kids; Reinforced Library ed. edition (October 11, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781426308444
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426308444
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 860L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.29 x 0.77 x 11.95 inches
Reviewer: Dana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book for my boys
Review: Great quality and easy to read, beautiful pictures too

Reviewer: Otero
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Incredibly beautiful book
Review: This is such a beautiful book. I read the entire thing in one sitting. The illustrations are amazing. Everyone with kids of any age needs this book in their home library. We all need to learn about all cultures and all religions and Greek mythology is something every kid should know. Also, this book is HUGE. It’s a really big lovely book with captivating illustrations. I highly recommend it.

Reviewer: MF
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Mostly Kid-Friendly, Beautiful!
Review: The book is engaging in two ways: stories that are just the right length/depth, and beautiful artwork! I bought this for classroom use with elementary students, hoping to find something interesting, but PG. This book has met that need so far!The only nude images are pages 75, 127, and 163, and they are all small images so I was able to color over them with sharpie. Content-wise, the myths I've read have been appropriate without compromising the overall idea.

Reviewer: Angie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great mythology book for kids
Review: My 10 year old son wanted this book after Mythology unit at school, he was very happy with the range of stories and the illustrations are beautiful.

Reviewer: Keekey
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: good read
Review: liked it. nice images. well written. very descriptive. extremely informative. will read more by author. would recommendto other's. good for children

Reviewer: Jessica B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent read with your kids!
Review: This is such a great book. The illustrations are beautiful and it's written in a way that everyone understands...I am reading this, one chapter at a time, with my 7 year old. She loves it.

Reviewer: Kristina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice visuals. Older kid appropriate content without feeling sanitized
Review: This book strikes a good balance with traditional myths and contextual information, but avoids the more horrific parts of the traditional stories. This is not a sanitized set of tales. There's still plenty of death and war and darkness, but the many nonconsentual romances of Zeus and others are reframed. The visuals are beautiful and haunting. This was a gift for my 8 year old who loves mythology and reference books. He enjoyed this book, reading it from cover to cover in a few days and quoting it to anyone who will listen. Age 8 is probably the youngest this would be appropriate for, but adults will enjoy it too. Table top gamers looking for creative inspiration for adventures would also enjoy this book.

Reviewer: /daria Messino
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Grandson
Review: My grandson follows mythology. He loves his book.

Reviewer: Gabriel Doliwa Dias
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Livro muito bom, porém veio danificado.

Reviewer: Bruce Chung
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: My niece expressed interest in Greek Mythology and said she'd like a book about it. Did some searching and this one was exactly what I was looking for. With all of the bright, colourful illustrations she's been breezing through it all on her own, and is almost done reading it. I am considering getting the Norse book for her next.

Reviewer: Andrea
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: We loveeeeee this book!!! Worth every penny.

Reviewer: Michael Smith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Lovely illustrations, with wonderful stories

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Nice reading for everyone