D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

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I devoured D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths in what was then record time, and within days I was debating my father on theology. I know that she gets white-washed in every painting ever, so the d'Aulaires' were probably just following in that tradition, but come ooooooon.

C -- Calydonian Boar: Brontë: It was very fierce, kind of like the fierce bear in Brave, like if you shoot three arrows at it it would still be alive.

Somente após este período é que será cobrado automaticamente o valor da mensalidade, utilizando o método de pagamento cadastrado. Many of the d'Aulaires' early books depict the scenery and folktales of Norway: Ola, Children of the Northlights, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. In print for over fifty years, D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology—and continues to enthrall young readers.

Animals Everywhere was reprinted and retitled d'Aulaires' Book of Animals in late April 2007, followed by a new edition of The Two Cars, then by Too Big and Foxie, a retelling of Anton Chekhov's short story "Kashtanka". The author-artists, Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaires, have created a sumptuous treat both for eye and imagination. Edgar Parin, originally of Swiss citizenship, was born in Munich, Germany to an Italian portrait painter Gino Parin and Ella Auler, a talented artist and musician who had moved from St. The stories have been dialed back a bit for bitlets, but the stories still hold true to the original intentions, in my opinion. I know that they can't actually talk about rape in a kids book because we can't ever bring up anything sex-related in a kids book, but it makes me really uncomfortable, you know?Here are the immortals of Olympus—the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece—as freshly described as if they were alive today. I occasionally wonder if I would be the person I am now if I hadn't discovered this book at such a young age. The couple immigrated to the United States from Europe and worked on books that focused on history such as Abraham Lincoln, which won the 1940 Caldecott Medal. One can see how a child would want to read this over and over, but it's a great read for adults, too. In a relaxed and humorous tone, these splendid artists bring to life the myths that have inspired great European literature and art through the ages, creating a book readers of all ages will cherish.

But leaving that omission aside, this anthology is fairly comprehensive, and will provide the young enthusiast with almost all the major mythological stories of the ancient Greek tradition. It breaks my heart a little that my son is, for some perverse reason of his own, fixed in the idea that he doesn't like Greek myths. I know this is like everyone's favorite childhood mythology book (including mine, I think), but I don't like it.Looking at it with adult eyes, I see now that the stories have been somewhat sanitized for children, but without changing the overall essence.