Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths

Honestly trying to buy a book on Greek mythology for a five-year-old is much harder than it sounds, given how constantly horny the Greek gods actually were. I was trying to find a book that gave a good amount of stories and engagement without the raunchy 'and then Zeus the cheeky so and so did you know what with the handmaiden of blah blah blah.' This book gives a concise and interesting recount. The 5-year-old I bought it for devoured the 350 pages in 2 days... which on one hand I'm glad he enjoyed it... on the other... great one... that's his birthday present finished. let's hope the book makes him want to go back and read it again, Otherwise I'm going to have to get something else.

This used book is like a new one! It has no damages. The book is amazing with great illustration and descriptions of the most famous greek myths, adapted for children but also more interesting for adults! I'm amazed! :)

Purchased for my great nephew, THIS is the perfect introduction to the Greek Myths. After looking at several publications covering this field, I have been dismayed that the Greek gods and heroes have mostly been referred to by their Roman equivalents: these are NOT GREEK myths. Helpfully, this book gives the Latinized names at the back, but correctly re-tells the stories in their original. It is important for young readers to be able to differentiate between the two. There are six myths included which, if a child shows keen interest, will lead him/her to further reading and study. As a starter to that interest, I recommend the Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths highly. The illustrations are bright and plentiful and the language modern and simple.My book arrived very quickly and well packed.

This is the second time we are reading this book and this time my 9-year-old son is reading most of the stories to me. I am surprised at how keen he is to read this book because getting him to read can be a struggle. The only problem is the unusual names and cities, (there are no clues on how to pronounce them). Most of the times I can hardly read the names myself and I should not have any excuses as I am Greek! But that is a small problem as the stories are so engaging, the pictures wonderful, the stories of Troy, Odysseus, Heracles etc. are wonderful (I did not like the Norse stories book by Usborne, it did not flow as perfectly as this one). Excellent book for anyone from around 6 years old to 100 :)

An excellent book. Smaller than I was expecting, but that may be because I didn’t read the measurements properly! I actually like the smaller size - it’s easier to manage as a book to read to my son rather than the larger A4 size.There are plenty of illustrations in the book which include lots of colour. This is nice because long reams of text can be dull for primary age children. The text itself is split into short paragraphs which are suitable for young readers (I would say Y3).There are six stories in the book, each of which are split into short chapters. At the end of the book there is a short section dedicated to the Greek Gods.I really like this book and it’s a great introduction to the Greek Myths. I’d recommend it for primary age children. Older children probably need something with more detail.