{"product_id":"daulaires-book-of-greek-myths-isbn-9780385015837","title":"D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I doubt I would have grown up to be the writer and artist   I became had I not fallen in love with \u003ci\u003eD’Aulaire’s   Book of Greek Myths\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of   seven.\"—R. J. Palacio, author of \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kids can lose themselves in a world of myth and magic while learning   important cultural history in this beloved classic collection of Greek   mythology. 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In print for over fifty years, \u003ci\u003eD'Aulaires Book   of Greek Myths\u003c\/i\u003e has introduced generations to   Greek mythology—and continues to enthrall young readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The drawings . . . are excellent and excitingly evocative.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"I still don’t know what made me fall so hard as a child for this collection . . . Regardless, the book is my first-line recommendation for even very young children for its age-appropriate abridgment and future \u003ci\u003emadeleine de Proust\u003c\/i\u003e illustrations.\" —\"Katherine Marsh’s Favorite Greek Mythology Books for Young Readers\", \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA New York Public Library’s 100 Great Children’s Books|100 Years selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9–14 selectionINGRI D’AULAIRE and EDGAR PARIN D’AULAIRE first met in Munich, where both were studying art. Ingri had grown up in Norway; Edgar, the son of a noted Italian portrait painter, was born in Switzerland and had lived in Paris and Florence. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to the United States and began to create the picture books that established their reputation as two of the twentieth century’s most important children’s writers and illustrators. They won the 1940 Caldecott Medal for \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e During an extended trip to Greece, they studied and sketched the countryside, the people, and the architecture and artifacts of long ago. The result was \u003ci\u003eD’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths,\u003c\/i\u003e the standard-bearer of mythology for children since its publication in 1962.CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Olden Times     9\u003cbr\u003eGaea, Mother Earth    10\u003cbr\u003eThe Titans     12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZEUS and his Family    16\u003cbr\u003eHera      24\u003cbr\u003eHephaestus     28\u003cbr\u003eAphrodite     30\u003cbr\u003eAres      32\u003cbr\u003eAthena      34\u003cbr\u003ePoseidon     38\u003cbr\u003eApollo      42\u003cbr\u003eArtemis      44\u003cbr\u003eHermes      50\u003cbr\u003eHades      56\u003cbr\u003ePersephone and Demeter    58\u003cbr\u003eDionysus     64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMINOR GODS, Nymphs, Satyrs, and Centaurs  70\u003cbr\u003ePrometheus     72\u003cbr\u003ePandora      74\u003cbr\u003eDeucalion     76\u003cbr\u003eEos      80\u003cbr\u003eHelios and Phaëthon    82\u003cbr\u003eSelene      86\u003cbr\u003ePan      90\u003cbr\u003eEcho      92\u003cbr\u003eSyrinx      94\u003cbr\u003eThe Wild and Vulgar Centaurs   96\u003cbr\u003eAsclepius     98\u003cbr\u003eThe Nine Muses     100\u003cbr\u003eOrpheus      102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMORTAL DESCENDANTS OF ZEUS   106\u003cbr\u003eEuropa and Cadmus    108\u003cbr\u003eTantalus and Pelops    112\u003cbr\u003eDanaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon   114\u003cbr\u003eClever and Vainglorious Kings   123\u003cbr\u003eKing Midas     124\u003cbr\u003eSisyphus     126\u003cbr\u003eBellerophon     128\u003cbr\u003eMelampus     130\u003cbr\u003eHeracles     132\u003cbr\u003eTheseus      148\u003cbr\u003eOedipus      158\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Fleece    162\u003cbr\u003eThe Calydonian Boar Hunt   176\u003cbr\u003eThe Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord 178\u003cbr\u003eEverything Must Come to an End   189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX      190","brand":"Doubleday Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302259052773,"sku":"NP9780385015837","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385015837.jpg?v=1767724758","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/daulaires-book-of-greek-myths-isbn-9780385015837","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}