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Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters Hardcover – Illustrated, October 11, 2011

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The new National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology offers timeless stories of Greek myths in a beautiful new volume. Brought to life with lyrical text by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli and stunning artwork by award-winning illustrator Christina Balit, the tales of gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Athena and heroes and monsters such as Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa will fascinate and engage children’s imaginations.
 
National Geographic completes the book with embellishments of each story: sidebars for each god, goddess, hero, and monster link the myths to constellations, geography, history, and culture to help young readers connect the stories to real life events, people, and places. A family tree and a “cast of characters” profile page help make relationships between the characters clear, and a mapping feature adds to the fun and fascination. Resource notes and ample back matter directing readers to more information round out this luminous book. Sure to dazzle all those intrigued with the fantastic tales of Greek mythology and enchant new readers, this vibrant book will soon become a family keepsake.

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    9.39 x 0.85 x 12.01 inches
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    October 11, 2011
  9. ISBN-10
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"This is the kind of rich but accessible reference work school librarians love. It’s  also likely to stimulate fact-obsessed Percy Jackson fans as well as children who have been ordered to research their school papers offline....This is a book meant to dazzle its readers — and it does."   New York Times online

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DONNA JO NAPOLI is professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, mother of five, grandmother of five, and the author of more than 80 books for children and young adults. While her undergraduate major was mathematics and her graduate work was in linguistics, she has a profound love of mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. 


CHRISTINA BALIT is a graduate of the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. An award-winning dramatist and illustrator, Christina has painted more than 20 children's books, including Blodin and the Beast by Michael Morpurgo, Zoo in the Sky, The Planet Gods, The Lion Bible, National Geographic's Treasury of Greek Mythology, and National Geographic's Treasury Egyptian Mythology. Her author titles include Escape From Pompeii, Atlantis, The Legend of the Lost City, and An Arabian Home. Her plays include Woman With Upturned Skirt, The Sentence, and Needle (winner of the Brave New Role award).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1426308442
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Kids; Reinforced Library ed. edition (October 11, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781426308444
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426308444
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 860L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.39 x 0.85 x 12.01 inches
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Nice visuals. Older kid appropriate content without feeling sanitized
This book strikes a good balance with traditional myths and contextual information, but avoids the more horrific parts of the traditional stories. This is not a sanitized set of tales. There's still plenty of death and war and darkness, but the many nonconsentual romances of Zeus and others are reframed. The visuals are beautiful and haunting. This was a gift for my 8 year old who loves mythology and reference books. He enjoyed this book, reading it from cover to cover in a few days and quoting it to anyone who will listen. Age 8 is probably the youngest this would be appropriate for, but adults will enjoy it too. Table top gamers looking for creative inspiration for adventures would also enjoy this book.
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Angie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great mythology book for kids
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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My 10 year old son wanted this book after Mythology unit at school, he was very happy with the range of stories and the illustrations are beautiful.
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doris sadler-davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
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The paper, printing and binding are very good and the stories are the crazy Greek myths! My grandson loves it!
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MF
5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Kid-Friendly, Beautiful!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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The book is engaging in two ways: stories that are just the right length/depth, and beautiful artwork! I bought this for classroom use with elementary students, hoping to find something interesting, but PG. This book has met that need so far!

The only nude images are pages 75, 127, and 163, and they are all small images so I was able to color over them with sharpie. Content-wise, the myths I've read have been appropriate without compromising the overall idea.
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Lisa DiCicco
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, beautiful illustrations and found to be age appropriate.
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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Purchased this book for my 10-year old daughter for an introduction to Greek Mythology. Context is good, easy read and very happy with purchase. I highly recommend!
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Bernie Gourley
4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of biographical sketches of Greek gods and heroes
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2018
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This book consists of 25 biographical sketches of figures from Greek Mythology. It’s one of those books that grew on me, and the reason it grew on me was a few of the chapters toward the end were engaging, such as those about Heracles, Jason, and Helen. This also means that the number of stars I gave it is fairly meaningless. It was in no danger of getting 5 stars nor 1, but could’ve been anywhere in between at various points in my reading.

The problem with the book is that the unit of interest isn’t the myth, i.e. not the story, but rather the mythical figure, the various gods and heroes of ancient Greece. Because of this organization, some of the chapters have a tight and memorable story, such as that of Heracles and his 12 labors, while others are just piles of genealogical facts mixed with odd mythical happenings (e.g. who burst from whose forehead) and tossed with that mythical figure’s bit parts in larger myths. The book is a good, solid reference book for schoolkids doing research on Greek Mythology, but much of it’s not very engaging to read.

The graphics are beautiful and colorful, if a bit artsy (not always instantaneously clear in subject.) There are maps, a timeline describing happenings of ancient Greece -- real and mythical, a bibliography, and a quick guide to the characters that would make more sense if the book wasn’t a collection of relatively brief biographical sketches to begin with (but repetition has its merits, particularly for children.)

If you’re looking for a collection of biographies of mythical Greeks (i.e. a reference for children,) then this is a good book for you. If you’re looking to get your kids intrigued by the Greek myths, then you might want to shop around. Put another way, if you’re looking for a version of what Neil Gaiman did with this “Norse Mythology,” only for the Greeks, this isn’t it.
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Alyssa Lane
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024
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Got this for my niece who is a teen. Pictures are colorful and the book is informative. Kept her interested and wanting to read.
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Mike Kramer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
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Good explanation of stories and interconnectedness of characters
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Kristina
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice visuals. Older kid appropriate content without feeling sanitized
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023
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This book strikes a good balance with traditional myths and contextual information, but avoids the more horrific parts of the traditional stories. This is not a sanitized set of tales. There's still plenty of death and war and darkness, but the many nonconsentual romances of Zeus and others are reframed. The visuals are beautiful and haunting. This was a gift for my 8 year old who loves mythology and reference books. He enjoyed this book, reading it from cover to cover in a few days and quoting it to anyone who will listen. Age 8 is probably the youngest this would be appropriate for, but adults will enjoy it too. Table top gamers looking for creative inspiration for adventures would also enjoy this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice visuals. Older kid appropriate content without feeling sanitized
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023
This book strikes a good balance with traditional myths and contextual information, but avoids the more horrific parts of the traditional stories. This is not a sanitized set of tales. There's still plenty of death and war and darkness, but the many nonconsentual romances of Zeus and others are reframed. The visuals are beautiful and haunting. This was a gift for my 8 year old who loves mythology and reference books. He enjoyed this book, reading it from cover to cover in a few days and quoting it to anyone who will listen. Age 8 is probably the youngest this would be appropriate for, but adults will enjoy it too. Table top gamers looking for creative inspiration for adventures would also enjoy this book.
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Bruce Chung
5.0 out of 5 stars My 9 year old niece loves it.
Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2023
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My niece expressed interest in Greek Mythology and said she'd like a book about it. Did some searching and this one was exactly what I was looking for. With all of the bright, colourful illustrations she's been breezing through it all on her own, and is almost done reading it. I am considering getting the Norse book for her next.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book for Greek Mythology lovers
Reviewed in Germany on March 19, 2024
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My daughter told me they started Mythology topic at school and she was very interested. She asked for detailed books. So I bought her Greek Mythology and she loved it. It's very interesting with lots of pictures and encourages her to learn more. As always, great with National Geographic. Beautiful book, many information, high quality printing. Nothing to complain about. And fast shipping from Amazon:)
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Karl Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2023
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Brilliant book. Full a great detail and Information. My youngest loves greek history and mythology and she has fallen in love with this book
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Sandeep Sengupta
5.0 out of 5 stars From an 11 year old to a 75 year old, everyone in my family loves it
Reviewed in India on September 16, 2021
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The 11 year old has already read it 3 times back to back
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