The Orchard Book of Greek Myths
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- Create Date：2021-04-22 11:54:33
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Geraldine McCaughrean
- ISBN：1408324377
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Summary
Celebrating the 21st birthday of this highly-respected introduction to the best-loved Greek stories， this new edition is generouslyl reformatted and has a beautiful new cover。 Geraldine McCaughrean's elegant retellings continue to keep children captivated。 Combined wiht Emma Chichester Clark's glorious illustrations， this collection will form an essential part of every child's library。
Reviews
Roger Smith
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Easy to read， bite-size versions of some of the most famous Greek myths， though I have been reading this with a class of French 11 year olds and even they were confused why she changes/ignores several basic facts about the stories and uses Roman names one minute and Greek names the next。 Why does "Heracles" （Greek name） go to the underworld to see "Pluto？" （Roman name。） Make your mind up Geraldine！ Easy to read， bite-size versions of some of the most famous Greek myths， though I have been reading this with a class of French 11 year olds and even they were confused why she changes/ignores several basic facts about the stories and uses Roman names one minute and Greek names the next。 Why does "Heracles" （Greek name） go to the underworld to see "Pluto？" （Roman name。） Make your mind up Geraldine！ 。。。more
Ruth Larkin
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Great illustrations and well told short stories！
Susana
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Me ha encantado este libro por muchas cosas。 La edición es preciosa， tiene unos dibujos fantásticos， la mitología griega es un tema que me apasiona y los mitos que ahí se relatan me han encantado。 La mayoría de los mitos ya los conocía， pero otros me han gustado mucho。Son mitos que se leen muy rápido porque aparte de tener un letra grande， tienen muchos diálogos y algunos dibujos que cogen la página entera。 Bueno lo dicho， es un libro que recomiendo muchísimo。 He empezado muy bien el año。 08/01/ Me ha encantado este libro por muchas cosas。 La edición es preciosa， tiene unos dibujos fantásticos， la mitología griega es un tema que me apasiona y los mitos que ahí se relatan me han encantado。 La mayoría de los mitos ya los conocía， pero otros me han gustado mucho。Son mitos que se leen muy rápido porque aparte de tener un letra grande， tienen muchos diálogos y algunos dibujos que cogen la página entera。 Bueno lo dicho， es un libro que recomiendo muchísimo。 He empezado muy bien el año。 08/01/2021。 。。。more
Victoria
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I’ve had this book for years and read it many， many times but have just finished reading it aloud to my daughters as part of our topic on Ancient Greece。This is a really accessible introduction to the Greek myths for children， accompanied by some beautiful illustrations。My only complaint is the use of some Roman names， such as Pluto， instead of the Greek。
Tralemaniunlibro
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Una delle cose che più amo fare quando mi immergo nel mondo letterario è scoprire tematiche che mi accompagnano da una vita dal punto di vista della narrativa per ragazzi e bambini。Le più belle storie dei miti greci è un libro che ho scelto proprio per questo motivo。 Da appassionata della mitologia greca fin dalla prima adolescenza， ogni volta che noto una nuova pubblicazione che ha come obiettivo quello di far conoscere questo mondo meraviglioso ai ragazzi drizzo le antenne e mi precipito a leg Una delle cose che più amo fare quando mi immergo nel mondo letterario è scoprire tematiche che mi accompagnano da una vita dal punto di vista della narrativa per ragazzi e bambini。Le più belle storie dei miti greci è un libro che ho scelto proprio per questo motivo。 Da appassionata della mitologia greca fin dalla prima adolescenza， ogni volta che noto una nuova pubblicazione che ha come obiettivo quello di far conoscere questo mondo meraviglioso ai ragazzi drizzo le antenne e mi precipito a leggere nuove prospettive。Questo libro in particolare è stato pubblicato per la prima volta in Gran Bretagna nel 1992， ma l’edizione di cui vi parlo oggi è del febbraio 2020， a cura di Fabbri Editori。 Una delle più note autrici per ragazzi ripercorre i miti greci più famosi， accompagnata dalle vivide illustrazioni di Emma Chichester Clark。 。。。continua sul blog: https://tralemaniunlibro。blogspot。com。。。 。。。more
ConnieLettow
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Very fun and easy to read collection of stories that are sometimes tied together。
Hebe Way
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This is a beautiful collection of the classic Greek Myths， which have been simplified very well; making them perfect for use within the primary classroom。I have recently used this book as impetus for the Year 5 topic on Ancient Greece and we particularly focused on the myths 'In The Beginning and Pandora's Box'， 'Theseus and the Minotaur' and 'The Wooden Horse'。Although mainly used as inspiration for English lessons， we used the story of 'In The Beginning and Pandora's Box' for a hook into our a This is a beautiful collection of the classic Greek Myths， which have been simplified very well; making them perfect for use within the primary classroom。I have recently used this book as impetus for the Year 5 topic on Ancient Greece and we particularly focused on the myths 'In The Beginning and Pandora's Box'， 'Theseus and the Minotaur' and 'The Wooden Horse'。Although mainly used as inspiration for English lessons， we used the story of 'In The Beginning and Pandora's Box' for a hook into our art lessons， where children were looking at developing their use of different medias and in this instance， sketching with pencils and using watercolours。 Using calligrams， images and colours， children recreated their own version of the spirits exiting Pandora's Box based on their own emotion or theme of choice。In English lessons， we used 'Theseus and the Minotaur' for a plethora of activities。 Through hot-seating children got a greater understanding of characters' emotions in the myth， which then enabled them to have a go at writing their own diary entry from Pandora's perspective。 On World Book Day， the Year 5's then had a go at retelling the story through drama and freeze frames。 We also used the setting descriptions in the text and the intricate illustrations as a basis for the children to write and up-level their own descriptive settings。 The class then used these examples of myths to plan and write their own， step-by-step， based on the style of writing in this book。 During this process we also used speech from the text to look at how to write reporting clauses and we identified different ways to start sentences through a dice game。I then used 'The Wooden Horse' to get children to look at the features of newspaper reports。 They then used hot-seating so the children could collect witness evidence for their own newspaper reports， based on the events in this myth。All in all， a wonderful book that has many possibilities for use in the classroom！ 。。。more
Bethany
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I was reading it for research when it comes to writing myths for children and I really wanted to enjoy this， but in the second paragraph we get the first inaccuracy and then there's at least 34 more after it （I counted， I'm bitter） that I caught - it's beautifully illustrated （though super white washed for these brown characters） and from the beginning it mixes up the Greek and Roman names for the gods， as well as simply changing the stories for certain characters。I definitely learnt a lot about I was reading it for research when it comes to writing myths for children and I really wanted to enjoy this， but in the second paragraph we get the first inaccuracy and then there's at least 34 more after it （I counted， I'm bitter） that I caught - it's beautifully illustrated （though super white washed for these brown characters） and from the beginning it mixes up the Greek and Roman names for the gods， as well as simply changing the stories for certain characters。I definitely learnt a lot about how to write myths for children but if I wanted the kids in my life to know the Greek names for the gods or how the stories actually went， I wouldn't show them this book。 :（（ 。。。more
Olivia Lush
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A great resource if you’re ever covering the Ancient Greeks！
Lucía Cafeína
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Una edición preciosa y con los mitos griegos más relevantes muy bien explicados para los más pequeños。
Prachiti Talathi Gandhi
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As a child， I read Greek mythological stories。 This is a nice illustrated book about Greek mythology。 This book brought back my childhood memories。 Recommend for 7+ kids
J。 White
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The author has put Roman Gods in a Greek myth book， think about that next time。
Jack White
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The Roman gods in a Greek Myth book？ Think about that next time。
Daisy
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Great for greek myth starters and lovers！
Asmaa
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A collection of 16 simplified Greek Myths bound in one book。 The stories are short and easy to read。 Some of the names are different to the ones that are commonly known （Pluto instead of Hades， Heracles instead of Hercules）。 The book also has very colourful illustrations which can be useful when looking at Ancient Greece in Topic/History。 The book is suitable to be read to KS1。 Confident readers can read the book independently （or take turns reading to the class）。 This book would link nicely int A collection of 16 simplified Greek Myths bound in one book。 The stories are short and easy to read。 Some of the names are different to the ones that are commonly known （Pluto instead of Hades， Heracles instead of Hercules）。 The book also has very colourful illustrations which can be useful when looking at Ancient Greece in Topic/History。 The book is suitable to be read to KS1。 Confident readers can read the book independently （or take turns reading to the class）。 This book would link nicely into the KS2 History curriculum （Legacy of Greek culture-art， architecture and literature- in British history） as an introduction to Greek stories and how they are used today。 It also links into the English curriculum （Years 3 and 4 - Myths and Legends） and can help pupils to recognise themes in the stories and identify the purpose of telling the stories。 I'd recommend this book for KS1 and lower KS2。 。。。more
Keegan
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Last year we got this while reading Story of the World and it was too long。 This year， with all our other exposure to Greek stories， my six year old was willing to tackle it。
Jemma Hamzah
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Perseus， Hercules， Orpheus， Persephone， Odysseus， Jason， and all the other greek heros。 These myths have deepened my understanding of myths， and greek heros。
Stephanie
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Love this book。 It was great as a child， but I love it even more now I'm reading it to my own daughter。 Love this book。 It was great as a child， but I love it even more now I'm reading it to my own daughter。 。。。more
Cynthia E Sherman
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The retelling of 16 Greek myths。 This book is perfect for the elementary level readers。
Crystal
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This was a frustrating one for me。 I listened to the audiobook， and many of the pronunciations were different than what I was used to hearing， like Heracles instead of Hercules。 And the author kept mixing Greek and Roman names。 This had Pluto and Persephone as one of the stories。 Another story told of Zeus and his brothers Pluto and Poseidon。 There were a few stories that I wasn't too familiar with and a few oldies that I knew。 Overall， just ok。 This was a frustrating one for me。 I listened to the audiobook， and many of the pronunciations were different than what I was used to hearing， like Heracles instead of Hercules。 And the author kept mixing Greek and Roman names。 This had Pluto and Persephone as one of the stories。 Another story told of Zeus and his brothers Pluto and Poseidon。 There were a few stories that I wasn't too familiar with and a few oldies that I knew。 Overall， just ok。 。。。more
Tracey Young
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This excellent collection of 16 favourite Greek myths catches all the magic of the stories for today's readers with its lively retellings and appealing illustrations。 it is ideal for introducing the topic of Greek Myths。 Included in this collection are the adventures of Jason， Theseus and Odysseus， the story of Icarus who flew too close to the sun， and King Midas whose touch turns everything to gold。 The stories are told in a clear and simple way， yet also fully manage to convey their depth。 The This excellent collection of 16 favourite Greek myths catches all the magic of the stories for today's readers with its lively retellings and appealing illustrations。 it is ideal for introducing the topic of Greek Myths。 Included in this collection are the adventures of Jason， Theseus and Odysseus， the story of Icarus who flew too close to the sun， and King Midas whose touch turns everything to gold。 The stories are told in a clear and simple way， yet also fully manage to convey their depth。 The pictures are excellent and manage to convey just the right sense of magic and adventure。 In addition， there are also lesser-known stories such as Atalanta， the goddess who can run faster than any man and Arachne the spinner who boasts too much and is turned into a spider。 These stories have been wonderfully adapted and capture all the thrills and drama of the original tales。 。。。more
Marti
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Nice， simplified Greek myths w/ pictures for elementary aged。
10-11 Isabella
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This book was just okay。 It is not as detailed as "My Favorite Greek Myths"。 I still recommend it but there are better books out there on this subject。 This book was just okay。 It is not as detailed as "My Favorite Greek Myths"。 I still recommend it but there are better books out there on this subject。 。。。more
Cindy
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Since i skipped the 8th grade， I didn't get any school doses of Mythology。。。and so I decided to delve down the path and try to get familiar with a few of the stories。 These were well told。 And I realized that I had heard several of the stories before。 I like learning and will continue to seek new frontiers。 Since i skipped the 8th grade， I didn't get any school doses of Mythology。。。and so I decided to delve down the path and try to get familiar with a few of the stories。 These were well told。 And I realized that I had heard several of the stories before。 I like learning and will continue to seek new frontiers。 。。。more
Calle
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This book has tons of different myths storys in it。 Like bigfoot and just plan weird storys thats why why the call them myths i guess。I like myth books but im not compleatly into them and want to read them all the time。 I do recomend this book really to only myth readers out there。
Bryant
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Twelve Labors of Heracles By:Geraldine McCaughrean Heracles the mighty was born and born super strong。 His father told him he would never be trusted if he drank alcohol but one day he could not resist。 He had killed his friends and family and his punishment was to work for the king。 He was put through several hard labor chalanges。 I liked this book becuase it was a different version than I have ever been told。 It is also different than the movie which to me made it unique。 I recommend this boo Twelve Labors of Heracles By:Geraldine McCaughrean Heracles the mighty was born and born super strong。 His father told him he would never be trusted if he drank alcohol but one day he could not resist。 He had killed his friends and family and his punishment was to work for the king。 He was put through several hard labor chalanges。 I liked this book becuase it was a different version than I have ever been told。 It is also different than the movie which to me made it unique。 I recommend this book to any one that has heard the story of Heracles because I think they will be surprised with this twist。 It would also be a good book for people that enjoy greek myths。 。。。more
Deanna
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Filled with great Greek myths。 All the classic myths are in it。 They really enjoyed it and would have had me read the whole thing in a day if time and my throat held out。 The illustrations aren't the best， but our family loves Greek myths！ Filled with great Greek myths。 All the classic myths are in it。 They really enjoyed it and would have had me read the whole thing in a day if time and my throat held out。 The illustrations aren't the best， but our family loves Greek myths！ 。。。more
Marie
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Engaging color illustrations on every page。 Appropriate for 5/6 year olds。 But no pronunciation guide or map。
Leila
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