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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run (You Wouldn't Want to...)
Michael Ford
Franklin Watts, 2004
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Hercules the Strong Man (Myth Men - Guardians of the Legend , No 1) 4 reviews
Laura Geringer
Scholastic, 1996
I hated it, my son loved it!
+ The strong man
+ Motivates your beginning reader
And his opinion is what counts here. I didn't expect him to show an interest in Greek mythology, but that's exactly what happened. The book is short on character development and long on action, the central story is told like a fable, complete with a touch of message. The pictures are somewhat ...
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Ulysses: The Soldier King (Myth Men - Guardians of the Legend , No 2)
Laura Geringer
Scholastic Trade, 1996
Journeying home to his family after a ten-year war, mighty king Ulysses must first face Circe, an evil sorceress with the power to transform men into wild animals.
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Ancient Greece!: 40 Hands-On Activities to Experience This Wondrous Age (Kaleidoscope Kids) 1 review
Avery Hart, Paul Mantell
Williamson Publishing Company, 1999
Activities for teachers to use in their unit on Greece
When I was in the sixth grade we moved twice, and in all three of the schools from New Jersey to Connecticut to Japan I got to study Ancient Greece in the history part of the class. I also got a lot of mileage out of having read Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" (I still have my mythology report with ...
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Theseus: Hero of the Maze (Myth Men, Guardians of the Legend) 2 reviews
L. G. Bass, Peter Bollinger
Scholastic, 1997
Motivates your beginning reader
+ Theseus, a book that all children should have
One of my sons had a lot of trouble with beginning reading. How laboriously we taught him his letters, then sounds, then short words! But then we found the Myth Men series. He read these books over and over -- and they have some big words! It's a comic book format, so he could pick up cues from ...
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece! (You Wouldn't Want Toż)2 reviews
Fiona MacDonald, David Salariya
Franklin Watts, 2000
Any woman in history
+ Fun and informative for grade schoolers
This is an informational story about you, as a mother, living near the Black Sea in the 5th century B.C. in a Scythian Tribe. You are captured by the Greeks, separated from your family, and sold in Athens. The story gives a detailed description of the typical life of a slave woman in Greece. Some ...
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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)93 reviews
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2007
No book has had such an impact on the peace and quiet in my house
+ My child LOVED this boook
+ HADES!
+ From J. Kaye's Book Blog
+ The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 3)
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Atlas' Revenge: Another Mad Myth Mystery6 reviews
Tony DiTocco, Robyn DiTocco
Brainstorm Publications, Inc., 2005
Atlas' Revenge Another Mad Mystery
+ Enjoyed the read, happy to recommend, hope to see more of PJ soon.
+ Atlas' Revenge: Another Mad Myth Mystery
+ Reviewed by Amy Ryder
+ A Fast-paced Trek Through the Greek Myths
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Atalanta: The Wild Girl (Myth Men, Guardians of the Legend)
Laura Geringer, L. G. Bass
Scholastic, 1997
Presents the story of Atalanta, who is raised by a she-bear to become stronger and faster than any man but who meets her match in Calydon's greatest hunter, Prince Meleager, with whom she fights the Wild Boar and the underworld's Furies. Original."
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The Hero Perseus: Mad Myth Mystery Series7 reviews
Robyn DiTocco, Tony DiTocco
Brainstorm Publications, Inc., 2002
The Hero Perseus: Mad Myth Mystery Series
+ Reviewed by Amy Ryder
+ Non-stop action for young adult readers (and others)
+ Outstanding
+ Best book I've read
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)111 reviews
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2007
A great successor to another great fantasy series
+ My 13yr old couldn't put it down.
+ Great installment to the Percy Jackson series.
+ Review for the series more than for the book
+ The Sea of Monsters Rocks!!!
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The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (Trophy Picture Books)12 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1997
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus By Aliki
+ Excellent companion to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
+ great introduction for any age
+ Great intro to Greek Mythology
+ Perfect
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths145 reviews
Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1992
A great look into ancient Greece.
+ Spellbound
+ As Good as I Remembered
+ Beautiful!
+ Wonderful!
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Perseus: The Hunt for Medusa's Head : A Greek Myth (Graphic Universe)
Paul D. Storrie
Graphic Universe, 2007
Could a monster whose very look turns men to stone be a challenge too perilous even for the son of Zeus? King Polydectes has designs on Perseus' mother, Danaë. But first the king must get rid of young Perseus once and for all. So Polydectes hatches a plan to trick the young hero into performing an impossible task--slay the snake-haired Gorgon monster Medusa, whose very look turns men to stone. ...
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Andromeda: The Flying Warrior Princess (Myth Men - Guardians of the Legend , No 4)1 review
Laura Geringer
Scholastic, 1996
Great intro to Greek Myths
My 6 1/2 year boy loves the Myth Men Guardians of the Legend books. They are a bit like reading a comic, and they have collector cards in the back. He loves the illustrations.
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)265 reviews
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2005
I'm sure a lot of people are saying this,but look out Harry!
+ Really impressed by the accuracy -
+ Wonderfully Creative
+ 5 STARS?!!! You'd better believe it!
+ Amazing Book
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Iole: The Girl With Super Powers (Myth Men , No 7)1 review
Laura Geringer
Scholastic Trade, 1997
The book ''Bulfinch's Mythology'' contains historic legends
This book is wonderful.It's just the kind of book I like ; it's mysterious , contains a lot of information and it's about myths in which people actually believed in the past.My favourite part is the Greek mythology.It's about gods , heroes and all kinds of monsters.It's also fun to make a ...
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It's All Greek to Me (The Time Warp Trio No. 8)3 reviews
Jon Scieszka
Rebound by Sagebrush, 2001
A really enjoyable book...
+ An Adventure You'll Never Forget
+ It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Mount Olympus!
This book grabs the your attention right from the start and keeps you interested with fast-paced action, entertaining dialogue and a humorous plot. It's the first "Time Warp Trio" book I've read and I really enjoyed it. Joe, Fred and Sam are magically transported into the world of Greek mythology ...
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)86 reviews
Rick Riordan
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Good reading
+ My 13 yr old couldn't stop reading this one
+ Will Blow You Off Your Feet
+ WOWOWOWOW
+ The Saga Deepens
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Castor & Pollux: The Fighting Twins (Myth Men , No 8)1 review
Laura Geringer
Scholastic, 1997
This series taught my son how to read
My middle son was about seven and having a lot of trouble learning how to read when we bought one of the books in this series at a book fair. The words aren't easy, but, since it's a comic book format, he could understand what was going on without knowing all the vocabulary. I tell you, he read ...
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