Children's Book Review: Greek Myths by DK Publishing

Title: Greek Myths
Author: DK Publishing
Pages: 160 pages
Expected publication: July 16th 2020 by DK Children

GoodReads Description: "Journey into a world of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, extraordinary creatures and fantastic monsters with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Ancient Greek mythology. Perfect for children aged 7 to 9, this collection contains more than 30 enthralling new retellings of favourite myths as well as some you might not have heard before.

Including Theseus and the Minotaur, The 12 labours of Herakles, and the escapades of Jason and the Argonauts, each myth is told in engaging modern language, which is easy for children to understand yet still retains the humour and intrigue of the original tales. Stunning illustrations by multi-award winning artist Katie Ponder breathe new life into each classic story.

Additional feature pages delve deeper into the mythical world, providing profiles of the gods and a map detailing Odysseus' long voyage home from the Trojan War. The reference section provides key background information, such as Ancient Greek storytelling and the incredible beasts of the myths, and a pronunciation guide.

Greek Myths is the perfect gift, featuring foil on the cover and beautiful illustrations throughout. Children will love exploring the tales by themselves or as bedtime stories. It will be treasured forever."

MY REVIEW:
Really cool to see the all of the Greek Myths compiled to go along with an Ancient Civilizations lesson on the Greeks!  Would be a great living book for homeschool to learn about Ancient Greece.  Or for the kid that is obsessed with Rick Riordan!  However, this book is definitely for upper elementary and middle grades.  It will help bring history to life, but these are Greek Myths - and while some parts are glossed over - they're still not always pretty!  This is not Disney's Hercules, it is the actual Greek Myths in language appropriate for children.

The illustrations are very cool and bring the text to life in an artful way!

4 mythical stars!

YOU need this book for your upper elementary student who is interested in learning more about Ancient Greece!

• Watch - Percy Jackson movies or Hercules!
• Hold your own Greek Olympics!
• Design your own Greek gown
• Design your own Greek pottery. And once you design it, if possible - make it!  If you can't make pottery, these are pretty cool too!
•  Photo credit: Glitter in Third
• Write your own Greek myth (complete with monsters, heroes & happy ending!)

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!