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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 13
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First published in 1921, "The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles" by the acclaimed and award-winning children's author Padraic Colum is a classic retelling of the ancient mythological tales of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Woven into this volume of Greek mythology are also the stories of the creation of the heavens and the earth, Zeus's battle with the Titans, Pandora's box, Persephone in the Underworld...
2) Mythology
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world. Here is an intriguing and captivating introduction to the culturally diverse world of mythology. Photographs of masks, jewelry, and sculptures offer a unique view of mythology and its gods, heroes, and monsters.
3) Sphinxes
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Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Amazing images accompany engaging information about sphinxes. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Children
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Did you know that museums were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That Janus was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him? Where did these words--and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus--come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks--stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries...
7) Perseus
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Series
Publisher
Carus Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
What does the future hold in store? Is it ever a good idea even to ask? There was a time once when the Three Fates sat in the corner of the young world and knitted like grandmothers for each newborn infant. They wove and worked and patterned each day of a man's life, from the first stitch to the last casting off. In those days, there were oracles, too, fortune-tellers so sharp-eyed that they could see into the future, so unkind that they were prepared...
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Myths are a rich source of history. People use them to make sense of our world. Even before myths were written down, people told and retold the stories of the gods and goddesses of their homeland. Readers of Egyptian Mythology will learn the history of myths, as well as their deeper meaning. From the sun god Amon-Ra to the good king Osiris, this book helps kids understand the myths that shape and direct people's lives.
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Publisher
Published in the USA by EDC Pub
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Deep in the heart of enemy territory, through mountainous seas and uncharted lands, Jason and his fearless crew, the Argonauts, do battle with giants, dragons, monsters and a merciless sea god to bring the legendary Golden Fleece back to Greece.
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Publisher
Lonely Planet Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Are you ready to meet fearsome Valkyries, who ride flying horses across the sky? Or Poseidon, the might god of the sea? What about Ra, the ruler of the earth, sky, and the underworld? With the Centaur Chiron as your guide, you'll discover might deities, unstoppable heroes, and fearsome creatures. Navigate their whims with these legends, facts, and full-color illustrations!" --Page 4 of cover.
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