{"product_id":"echo-echo-isbn-9780803739925","title":"Echo Echo","description":"\u003cb\u003eA delight book of unique reversible poems based on Greek myths!\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Marilyn Singer’s ingenious ‘reverso’ poems are child-friendly feats of verbal pyrotechnics\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The perfect supplement or introduction to Pandora, King Midas, Icarus, and the rest of the bunch of fantastically flawed gods, monsters, and mortals…easy and rewarding to read.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when you hold up a mirror to poems about Greek myths? You get a brand-new perspective on the classics! And that is just what happens in this collection of reverso poems. Read one way, each poem tells the story of a familiar myth; but when read in reverse, the poems reveal a new point of view! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will delight in uncovering the dual points of view in well-known legends, including the stories of Pandora’s box, King Midas and his golden touch, Perseus and Medusa, Pygmalion, Icarus and Daedalus, Demeter and Persephone, and Echo and Narcissus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese cunning verses combine with beautiful illustrations to create a collection of fourteen reverso poems to treasure.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best of the Year pick\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Nerdy Book Club Award winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Another inventive exploration of stories readers thought they knew.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e* \"A witty, seductive pairing of poetic imagination and artistic vision.\" — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A visual and interpretive feast bringing timeless tales to a young audience.\" — \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A wonderful addition to poetry collections andaccompaniment for the myths.\"—  \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Marilyn Singer’s ingenious ‘reverso’ poems are child-friendly feats of verbal pyrotechnics\" — \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The perfect supplement or introduction to Pandora, King Midas, Icarus, and the rest of the bunch of fantastically flawed gods, monsters, and mortals…easy and rewarding to read.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Delightful...vivid, glowing.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Mythology and Western civ curricula will grab greedily for this one.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e —BCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMarilyn Singer is an award-winning author of more than 90 children’s books in a wide variety of genres. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosée Masse is a recognized artist in her native Canada, having illustrated numerous French and American picture books.","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299944059109,"sku":"NP9780803739925","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780803739925.jpg?v=1767725846","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/echo-echo-isbn-9780803739925","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}