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"* "Crammed with hilarious, minutely detailed strip drawing. Smashing." The Guardian * "Williams is one of our very best retellers of the classics." The Independent on Sunday * "I defy anybody not to laugh out loud." Books for Your Children"
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In this book you'll find eight favourite myths - the stories of Theseus, conqueror of the dreaded Minotaur; the mighty Heracles and his twelve tasks; the tragic lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice; Perseus, the Gorgon-slayer; the musician Arion and his rescue by the dolphins; Pandora and her little box of horrors; the feather-clad fliers, Daedalus and Icarus; and the weaving contest between Ariachne and the goddess Athene. Each of these tales has been retold in lively words and illustrated in dramatic cartoon style to make them accessible to children. Marcia Williams' is the author/illustrator of several picture books, including the retellings "The Amazing Story of Noah's Ark"; "Jonah and the Whale"; "Joseph and His Magnificent Coat of Many Colours"; "Don Quixote" and "Sinbad the Sailor", as well as her own texts "When I Was Little" and "Not a Worry in the World".
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Classic & fantastic stories with excellent artwork. My son loved it since 5 years old and so have I. We return to it regularly. Nice touches of humour too.. my sons favourite: as Perseus vanishes in front of the Gorgons "where'd he go", "fanged if I know".
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these books are so good for yonger children to read. i have use it in year five a few times and will be using it in year three soon good all rounder
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A great resource for the classroom - I used with my Year 4 class and they loved them. A good mix of story and speech - good level of humour.
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Marcia Williams Greek Myths LOVE IT
My 2 and 4 year olds are fascinated by this - love the pictures which they study and have favorite characters already - my little girl now knows who Pandora is and my boy... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Heloise
Clever comics!
When I read another review which mentioned the comic book style of this book, I was a bit skeptical that we would get much out of it. I was wrong. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by F. Turner
Fun treatment of Greek myth for young children
This is not quite the best of Marcia Williams's books, but it's still an attractive, humorous treatment of eight myths with the inimitable Williams strip-cartoon providing the... Read more
Published on 6 May 2008 by Humpty Dumpty
It's a comic.
This is a good book and does cover the content mentioned in the description.
What the description fails to point out is that this book is entirely written *only* in... Read more
What the description fails to point out is that this book is entirely written *only* in... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by Bond
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