Theme: Greek Mythology

Cupid and Psyche

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Psyche falls in love with her wonderful, yet invisible, host as she finds herself locked away in a castle, but when she betrays his love, she is forced to perform three impossible tasks to win back his trust, in a classic Greek myth of romance and love.

Descriptors: Europe, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myth, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

King Midas and the Golden Touch

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

King Midas is not a cruel man, but his passion for gold surpasses all else, save his love for his daughter.If only everything he touched would turn to gold! When Midas is granted that single wish, he rejoices — until he nearly loses his beloved child to his greed.

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King Midas: The Golden Touch

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

King Midas is a proud and foolish king who loves gold above all else. In return for helping him one day, a satyr grants the king his dearest wish — all that he touches will turn to gold. For a time, the king enjoys his gift. But then the food he puts to his mouth [...]

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Cyclops

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

This book describes the encounter between the cyclops Polyphemus and Odysseus and his men after the end of the Trojan War.

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The Trojan Horse

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

A retelling of the famous Greek myth follows Helen, the beautiful wife of King Menelaus of Greece, as she falls in love with Paris, the son of the King of Troy, and flees with him to Troy, an act that begins the Trojan War.

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Persephone

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

A beautifully illustrated retelling of the ancient Greek myth about the seasons describes how Hades, god of the underworld, kidnaps Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter, to be his wife.

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King Midas

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Distinctively beautiful illustrations using gold foil illumination highlight a rich new retelling of the classic tale of the greedy King Midas and his golden touch.

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Snakehead

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

PERSEUS, THE GOD-TOUCHED son of Zeus and a mortal princess, takes his easy life on the island of Serifos for granted, but he knows he lives in troubled times. First the gods, now the politicians, send trouble rumbling across land and sea.When a beautiful stranger, a fugitive from another disaster zone, arrives on the island, [...]

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Medusa Jones

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In ancient Greece lived a little girl called Medusa Jones. Medusa was a Gorgon, but apart from that, pretty normal. So she has snakes for hair instead of gorgeous blond ringlets like Cassandra. So her best friend is half horse. Is that any reason for the popular kids to be SO mean? Medusa’s sure the [...]

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The Gorgon’s Gaze

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col’s mother, the gorgon’s supernatural Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development–even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive.

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