Zachary Hamby

This book is well laid out in terms of the organization. It has comic book like illustrations, which 2nd graders are really captivated by. The wording is similar to what you might read in a non-fiction text and also has similar text features as well such as having a glossary, index, etc. There are 20 short tales in this story relating to Mythology and even a guide explaining the different characters and parts to mythology. The short stories makes it nice to read and come back to so that it wouldn't all necessarily have to be read at one time. This would be a great introduction to mythology for second graders.… (más)

I was not impressed overall with this book. The questions after each myth weren't too bad, and the prose description and discussion of the myths was also tolerable. But every time I read one of the "modernized" plays, I just wanted to roll my eyes. Not only do they rely on tired, cringe-worthy stereotypes rather than the usual (though admittedly also cringe-worthy) portrayal of the gods and (especially) goddesses, they're also written in the kind of "adults trying to relate to teens by sounding cool" language that is in itself, again, cringe-worthy.… (más)