Book : Daulaires Book Of Greek Myths - d'Aulaire, Ingri

-Titulo Original : Daulaires Book Of Greek Myths

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Delacorte Press

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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 DAulaire, plus an essay about their life and work and photos from the family achive. In print for over fifty years, DAulaires 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 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 Review 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 From the Inside Flap 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.--Horn Book. The drawings...are excellent and excitingly evocative.--The New York Times. From the Hardcover edition. From the Back Cover 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.--Horn Book. The drawings...are excellent and excitingly evocative.--The New York Times. From the Hardcover edition. About the Author INGRI DAULAIRE and EDGAR PARIN DAULAIRE 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 Caldecott Medal in 1940 for Abraham Lincoln. 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 D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, the standard-bearer of mythology for children since its publication in 1962. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 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 Phaethon 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 Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon 114 Clever and Vainglorious Kings 123 King