Greek Myths

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We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. Reason for Reading: All my readers should know by now that mythology is a favourite subject of mine, especially Greek. The violence is there though only shown with a drip of blood here and there and obviously dead bodies; this may be an issue with some parents. I recommend the Theseus and the Minotaur myth because it is very good and the illustrations are fantastic! Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this.

Seeing as how she has written many books in her days, I would expect her to have a little creativity. The comic strip style appeals to us because it has lots of detailed pictures as well as short pieces of writing to tell the story. The stories have been summarised and written in language which is simple and more accessible for children. Marcia William's introduction to Greek mythology is wonderfully illustrated and bursting with color, its stories of gods and heroes are fun, like The 12 Tasks of Hercules, and some are genuinely sad, like the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.As this is a comic style book, the pictures vary in sizes and it does appear to seem quite busy that there is a lot going on within the pictures yet I find that this would attract the children because they can look deeper into the pictures and see what is happening. On the same page, Perseus is shown looking on younger versions of himself and remarks “Did I really look like that? Written in horizontal comic strip fashion, this book retells eight Greek Myths in a humorous and fun way. Discover the magical myths and legendary heroes of Ancient Greece with award-winning author-illustrator Marcia Williams.

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This would also benefit the children as they could also spend a lesson in making their own storyboard/comic strip of retelling a Greek Myth. With her signature comic-strip style, Marcia WIlliams takes us behind the scenes at some of ancient Rome's most famous moments. Ranging from Shakespeare to Noah’s Ark and other Bible Stories, to the adventures of Robin Hood, she creates a way it can be accessible for children.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Plus I had also read Williams' first Shakespeare book ages ago when it first came out so knew what to expect. This makes it hard to go off of the reviews since the other review gushed about the comic-book style of these myths. I suppose it is a case-by-case scenario, but I know I have a little cousin who would have nightmares if she read about a giant bird eating somebody's liver everyday.