D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths

"I doubt I would have grown up to be the writer and artist I became had I not fallen in love with D Aulaire s Book of Greek Myths at the age of seven." R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder.

Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay about their life and work and photos from the family achive.

In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology and continues to enthrall young readers.

Here are the greats of ancient Greece gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters as freshly described in words and pictures as if they were alive today.

No other volume of Greek mythology has inspired as many young readers as this timeless classic. Both adults and children alike will find this book a treasure for years to come.

For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book . . . the kings and her oes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation. The Horn Book

The drawings . . . are excellent and excitingly evocative. The New York Times

A New York Public Library s 100 Great Children s Books|100 Years selection

An NPR 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9 14 selection

Leseprobe:

CONTENTS

In Olden Times 9
Gaea, Mother Earth 10
The Titans 12

ZEUS and his Family 16
Hera 24
Hephaestus 28
Aphrodite 30
Ares 32
Athena 34
Poseidon 38
Apollo 42
Artemis 44
Hermes 50
Hades 56
Persephone and Demeter 58
Dionysus 64

MINOR GODS, Nymphs, Satyrs, and Centaurs 70
Prometheus 72
Pandora 74
Deucalion 76
Eos 80
Helios and Phaëthon 82
Selene 86
Pan 90
Echo 92
Syrinx 94
The Wild and Vulgar Centaurs 96
Asclepius 98
The Nine Muses 100
Orpheus 102

MORTAL DESCENDANTS OF ZEUS 106
Europa and Cadmus 108
Tantalus and Pelops 112
Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon 114
Clever and Vainglorious Kings 123
King Midas 124
Sisyphus 126
Bellerophon 128
Melampus 130
Heracles 132
Theseus 148
Oedipus 158
The Golden Fleece 162
The Calydonian Boar Hunt 176
The Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord 178
Everything Must Come to an End 189

INDEX 190

Rezension:

"For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book . . . the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation."
The Horn Book

The drawings . . . are excellent and excitingly evocative. The New York Times

A New York Public Library s 100 Great Children s Books|100 Years selection

An NPR 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9 14 selection