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Not my favorite book ever. Very boring with a predictable ending.

**Summary
Persephone (pg. 19-27)

Everyones knows Zeus; the ruler over the heavens & earth. Zeus had two brothers Poseidon (ruler of the seas & oceans) and Hades (ruler of the Underworld & death) along with one sister, Demeter (ruler of crops and harvest).
This myth tells us the story of Persephone, daughter of Demeter. She loved Persephone very dearly.
Hades kidnapped Persephone and took her to the underworld. Hades forced Persephone into becoming the Queen of the Underworld.
As Persephone was missing, Demeter was worried for her safety. Demeter looked for her daughter for nine days and nights without rest, food, or drink. In doing so, she abanded the crops on earth, which made the people starve. She blamed them for her missing daughter.
Her daughter escaped from the underworld due to the help of Hermes. Demeter was again happy and the crops began to grow once again. Since Persephone ate three pomegranate seeds, as an agreement, she would have to rule with Hades for 1/3 if the year. The other 2/3 of the year, Persephone would be with her mother. This was something not even Zeus could change because of the rule the Fates made a while back.
The 1/3 of the months that Persephone would be gone, crops did not grow. When she returned, so would spring. This Greek Mythology tale tells the reasons why we have winter and spring.

**Comparing:
This retelling of this Greek myth, by Ann Turnbull, is no different than the rest. The entire myth stayed the exact same and no finer details differ. This is just a retelling of the Persephone's story, not a different version.

`S e 1941 a th' ann. Tha Doreen na sòlas gun d' fhuair i rùm dhi fhèin. Ach cluinnidh i an uair sin bho a màthair gu bheil nighean à Liverpool a' tighinn a dh'fhuireach. `S e evacuee a th' innte, Rhoda Kelly. Ged nach eil i ach mu bhliadhna nas sine na Doreen, bidh i a' cleachdadh stuthan-maise, ag ràdh gu bheil 'leannan' aice a tha na shaighdear, agus a' seinn le guth làidir coltach ri guth inbhich. Air sgth sin, tha i gu bhith cudromach sa chèilidh a tha Doreen `s a caraidean a' deasachadh. Ach bidh an cèilidh na adhbhar gu nochd barrachd sgaraidhean an càirdeas lapach an dithis nighean...

As if Noah didn't have enough on his mind: the Ark's about to embark. But where are those sloths - snoring away, can't be bothered to join the contingent of 2 x 2. Suspensful, larky, and one of this yea's most winsome offerings.

Gorgeous illustrations help to tell these classic tales in a beautifully written style.

Wonderful illustrations. A good book to read along with children, and to teach in a classroom about Greek mythology.

Its a collection of the ancient Greek Myths. Dis adaptations can be accurate, they seem well described. The graphics and the art work is amazing. The art is done in high quality, which can make this book different than other myth books.

Greek Myths by author Ann Turnbull and illustrator Sarah Young: story- Monsters And Heroes-- Ariadne on Naxos(page 63-70)
This story is a continuation of the myth, 'The Minotaur', picking up right after Theseus slays the Minotaur and abandons Ariadne on the island Naxos. The story switches perspectives and with it, the tone from heroism to heartbroken. Ariadne feels her abandonment flooding her heart. But, luckily, this does not continue for long. Dionysus, the God of wine and his party come across a saddened Ariadne. Dionysus feels for Ariadne, who gave up her palace, family and everything else for a man who threw her away. The the mood of the story then changes to one that is heartfelt as Dionysus and Ariadne fall in love and live on Mount Olympus among gods and have several children. The theme comes into play when the mortal Ariadne dies and Dionysus throws the golden, 9 jeweled, crown he gave to her on their wedding day, into the night sky and watches as the jewels become stars so that no one ever forgets his love, Ariadne. The myth that follows a tragic tale gives Ariadne her happy ending. This is one thing that is not displayed in most greek myths i have read, but is a welcome one after what Ariadne had given up.

Greek Myths by author Ann Turnbull and illustrator Sarah Young: story- Monsters and Heroes-- The Minotaur(page 49-62)
The tone in this story was one like most heroic tales. A monster killing, and a hero stepping up to save his people from the beast. This is what Athens King Aegeus' son, Theseus did when the powerful Crete King, Minos, called tribute to their land of 14 young sacrifices annually to be eaten by the Crete King's son, the Minotaur. When Theseus returns home, he offers to be a sacrifice in hopes of killing the Minotaur. A classic theme in greek mythology; taking on a challenge larger than life. Meeting the Crete King's daughter, Ariadne, who falls in love with Theseus, provides him with what he needs to kill her brother the Minotaur. He triumphantly kills the Minotaur; bur that's when I recalled this as a Greek myth. After promising to take Ariadne with him back to Athens as his bride he abandons her on the island Naxos and leaves for home. I honestly did not expect this. But it didn't come as much of a shock as greek myths have always had their own tone different from other folktales where the hero is prince charming as well. The theme I find is the dark poetic justice on the return of Theseus to Athens as he promised his father to change the black sails to white so he knows he has succeeded but forgets to do so. This leads to King of Athens, Aegeus to fall into despair, think his son, Theseus, is dead and throws himself from the cliff.

Greek Myths by author Ann Turnbull and illustrator Sarah Young: story- Monsters and Heroes-- Perseus and The Gorgon's Head(page 90-107)
The tone of this story is what one would expect from Greek mythology. A story about distrust and betrayal. There is also the adventure factor. Our hero Perseus takes on scary creatures that even the rulers of the city-state's in Greece stay away from, the Gorgons. The Gorgons have their own land filled with creatures all turned to stone, left with shock and fear on their faces, that no one dares to go to. The style keeps in line with text from the original tellings. There is a bit of suggestive themes in the story, by nature of Greek myth culture. This means Perseus saves the day in a heroic manner that may be crude to today's society, but epic in Greece culture at the timend.

I read the second myth in this book: Persephone. Persephone is the protagonist in this myth. She is the daughter of Demeter, the corn goddess. Persephone is picking flowers when she is kidnapped by Hades. Hades had gone out to inspect his kingdom when he saw Persephone in the meadow. He was struck by Eros’ arrow and he was compelled to bring her to his underworld to be his queen. He tricks her into eating the fruit of the underworld, thereby keeping her with him forever.

Meanwhile, Demeter is looking everywhere for her daughter and fears the worst. She punishes the land and lets the crops and cattle die. People went hungry. Demeter soon learns from a Naiad about Persephone’s whereabouts and goes straight to her brother Zeus for help. They send Hermes to the underworld to retrieve Persephone. When they learn that Persephone has, in fact, already eaten fruit from the underworld, they feel helpless. But because they Demeter to do her job and keep the people fed, they work out a deal: Persephone lives two-thirds of the year above ground with her mother, and one-third of the year in the underworld as queen.

Patriarchy, in a couple of forms, is found in this myth. I believe this to be reflective of the culture of its origins. Persephone is taken, against her will, by her uncle. Hades then tricks Persephone by tempting her with fruit so that she will eat and be bound to him forever. Demeter is overcome with grief, but can only save her daughter by eliciting the help of her other brother, Zeus. While Zeus is helpful in brokering a deal with Hades and getting Persephone back (at least part-time) with Demeter, the fact still remains that all of this happened against Persephone’s will and both she and her mother were helpless to fix it without the help of the patriarchs of the family.

This book covers the main/foundational tales in Greek mythology, providing reader with an introduction to the main gods, goddesses, faye, heroes, locations, and more. The stories are concise and short, accompanied by beautiful illustrations that show the main action of the story.

Greek Myths by Anna Turnbell is a great collection of Greek myths for any age reader. I enjoyed reading this book much more than I would an adult book about Greek myths because of the illustrations. In this book Turnbell incudes a little over 15 of the most popular Greek myths which include tales of heroism, tragedy, greed, and fierce monsters. Students will enjoy reading this book because the stories are short and filled with action and adventure. Students will become much more interested in ancient cultures such as Greece and will gain an even deeper appreciation from stories and text from that time period. Young, who does the illustrations, does a great job of capturing the feel of the time period by using colors that remind the readers of ancient times. She also does a wonderful job of portraying the monsters, villains, and heroes, which will only make students more engaged in the text.

Too tired is a made up story of Noah's ark. As the flood is coming and all the animals are boarding Noah realizes they are missing the sloths. The sloths being unaware and lazy are too tired and asleep in the tree. Eventually all the animals aboard the ark (minus the cats) helps retrieve the sloths and complete Noah's list.
Like many stories containing animals the author takes the opportunity to introduce many new adjectives, verbs, and vocab to students. In this particular book many words such as screeched, bleated, trumpeted, and howled are introduced to the student's vocabulary. This also makes students use context clues and prior knowledge to understand new words.½

Wonderful compilation of Greek myths. Turnbull does a fantastic job of making the stories accessible for a younger audience, even though a lot of the myths have a darker undertone. The illustrations set the tone wonderfully.

I am unsure how I feel about this book. There were aspects that I liked, and then some I did not. I really enjoyed that the author wrote about myths that are not always in children's versions. For example, in a majority of the Greek Mythology books I have read the stories are about Titans and Olympians. This book had stories that are not as commonly known such as, Arethusa, the Minotaur, and Pandora. When it came to the writing, I both liked and disliked parts. What I did not like was the flow. I felt it was a little staccato. There was not much variety in sentence length and structure. What I did like about the writing was the vocabulary chosen. The text dumb down the vocabulary. Words such as "corpse" and "constellation" lent itself to making the stories more authentic. The big idea of this book is to inform the readers of Greek Myths.

I would use this book with upper elementary students, since some of the themes might be a bit complicated to grasp for lower elementary. Lessons can include reading a myth and then having students produce art to illustrate the myth. It would be interesting to see what each student's imagination produces.

Read only "Persephone." Text driven, informative description of Persephone's fate illustrated through sleek and water-brushed paint. The colors are muted which creates a mood of despair and heartache. This story and the book would be an intense read for young elementary students, but 4th and 5th graders could be interested in reading these Greek myths.

Because the reteller tried to find the oldest versions of the myths, some of them are a little different than you would expect, so that's different and interesting. There are many pictures, all bold and done in Greek style.

A very large and heavy book - not super suitable for read-aloud and not really affordable to buy multiple copies of... unfortunate, as it is a beautiful illustrated book with a nice variety of stories.

Ann Turnbil presents an authentic interpretation of the Story of Pan and Syrinx.Older students would enjoy this story. The illustrations add to the beauty and excitement of these tales.

I thought that this was a cute book and it explained the story of Noah's Ark. It could be nice to read to preferably a catholic school while learning the story of Noah. The students would enjoy the book because it allows for the teacher to make sounds of the different animal noises.

Ann Turnbull presents an authentic interpretation of the story of Arethusa. Older students may enjoy this story.

Beautiful and breathtaking visuals that add to the wonderful greek myths that fill the pages. It tells about greek gods and goddesses and why they were created and how. The deep blues and and bold golds stay true to the theme and feeling of the story and the greek culture. I really enjoyed this book and it would be good for lots of different ages because the stories are pretty simply written but still complex in the lessons they teach.