By Donna Jo Napoli,Christina Balit
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The new nationwide Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology bargains undying tales of Greek myths in a gorgeous new quantity. delivered to lifestyles with lyrical textual content by means of award-winning writer Donna Jo Napoli and gorgeous paintings via award-winning illustrator Christina Balit, the stories of gods and goddesses corresponding to Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Athena and heroes and monsters resembling Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa will fascinate and have interaction children’s imaginations.
National Geographic completes the e-book with gildings of every tale: sidebars for every god, goddess, hero, and monster hyperlink the myths to constellations, geography, historical past, and tradition to assist younger readers attach the tales to genuine existence occasions, humans, and locations. A genealogy and a “cast of characters” profile web page assist in making relationships among the characters transparent, and a mapping function provides to the thrill and fascination. source notes and considerable again subject directing readers to additional info around out this luminous publication. certain to dazzle all these intrigued with the wonderful stories of Greek mythology and enchant new readers, this shiny publication will quickly develop into a family members keepsake.
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