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The gods and goddesses of Olympus
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060235307
- ISBN: 9780060235314 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0060235306
- ISBN: 0060235314 (lib. bdg.)
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Physical Description:
print
48 p. : col. ill., map ; 28 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1994.
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| Subject: | Gods, Greek -- Juvenile literature Goddesses, Greek -- Juvenile literature Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | J 292.211 ALIK (Text) | 33294000795849 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Granisle Public Library | J 292.211 ALI (Text) | 35190000053593 | Juvenile Non Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Williams Lake Branch | J 292.13 ALI (Text)
Legacy Use Count: 42 |
33923002469280 | Juvenile Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 1995
After retelling the creation myth that explains how the Greek gods and goddesses came to live on Mount Olympus, Aliki offers a brief description of the history and character of each major Olympian. The numerous illustrations include full-page portraits and smaller scenes from various myths. This introduction may well pique the interest of readers unfamiliar with Greek mythology. Copyright 1998 Horn Book Guide Reviews - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 1994 August #2
Despite her vibrant art and her valiant attempt to simplify her material, Aliki's (A Medieval Feast; My Visit to the Aquarium) whirlwind tour of Olympus doesn't manage to untangle the labyrinthine legends of the mythical past. Her book falls into two sections, the first breezing through traditional Greco-Roman theogony. Some of her truncated accounts may mystify the target audience: ``Cronus married his sister Rhea, and they had many children. But Cronus was afraid that one of them might overthrow him just as he had overthrown his father. So as each child was born he swallowed it.'' By the time Cronus regurgitates his offspring, who join with Zeus to rule the universe, Aliki moves on to a series of page-long profiles of various deities. The two halves of the book just don't hang together. On the other hand, the art, which is generously interspersed with the text, provides consistency. Bountiful details adapted from Greek vase paintings and sculpture fill Aliki's stylized pencil drawings. Washes of gouache paints and colored pencils imbue the compositions with a distinctly Mediterranean sunniness. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1994 September
K-Gr 3-There's tough competition in the mythology game these days, but Aliki's fans will welcome her introduction to these famous Greeks. After the Uranus-Gaea, Cronus-Rhea background is sketched, the occupants of the 12 golden thrones are each described, along with Hades (underground), Hestia (hearth-bound) and Eros (hovering). The author outlines the deities' characters and attributes, sometimes including a brief incident from their lives, but these are sketches, not stories, of the gods and their otherworldly realm. The copious and colorful illustrations are, a note claims, based on antique models, but their unsophisticated style recalls the D'Aulaires' D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Doubleday, 1980). Libraries possessing that book, or Leonard Everett Fisher's The Olympians (Holiday, 1984), might choose Marcia Williams's Greek Myths for Young Children (Candlewick, 1992) because of its stronger narrative interest.-Patricia Dooley (Green), St. George's School, Newport, RI Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.
