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The Simon & Schuster book of Greek gods and heroes
by Low, Alice.
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Macmillan ;, c1985.
viii, 184 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
 
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Recreates the popular myths of ancient Greece, including the legend of Odysseus.

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The Simon and Schuster Book of Greek Gods and Heroes
The Simon and Schuster Book of Greek Gods and Heroes
by Low, Alice; Stewart, Arvis (Illustrator); Katz, Barry R. (Foreword by)
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The Simon and Schuster Book of Greek Gods and Heroes

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Gr 3-6 Certainly, these are stories that should dance off the page. Low's treatment is serviceable, but it just doesn't sparkle. Her style is a rather flat descriptive narrative, and it is almost as if she is telling about the stories rather than telling the stories. A goodly number of stories is included, and a good index, and the volume is liberally illustrated with watercolors and pen-and-ink sketches, but readers will be left with an uneasy sense that perfunctoriness has been afoot. D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Doubleday, 1962) is venerable, but still the superior book. Christina Olson, Beverly Hills Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

 
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