This incident may be kimmels inspiration for this book, which places the ceremony in context with other cultures rites. Prometheus and his brother, epimetheus, were titans, members of a race of giants. Table of contents for the mcelderry book of greek myths eric a. He explains significant aspects of judaism and jewish history, and then discusses the ceremony itself what to strive for, what to expect he speaks to all jewish boys, but the celebration he describes is clearly conservative. Pep montserrat twelve legends of greek mythology, from pandora and her dreaded box to icarus with his wings of was, and greedy king midas. Feb 05, 2008 the mcelderry book of greek myths retold by eric a. Publication date 2007 topics mythology, greek juvenile literature publisher. Kimmel retells each tale with his own particular style. This book includes twelves different greek myth stories. The mcelderry book of greek myths book king county. The myths have been adapted to be easy for children to read and the book includes bright. Kimmel brings these adventures to life with language that is colloquial.
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Kimmel uses spare, direct language and lots of exciting action in his short selections, and passages of dialogue among the characters add to the ancient stories sense of. He was born in brooklyn, ny where he learned to love books and traditional stories from an early age. The mcelderry book of greek myths 9781416915348 by eric a. Get ebooks daulaires book of greek myths on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Kimmel brings these adventures to life with language that is colloquial and easy to read. Kimmel include hershel and the hanukkah goblins, a picture for marc a stepping stone booktm, the mysterious guests. Daulaires book of greek myths ebook download free pdf. He has been called oregons teller of tales and is known for his adaptations and.
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Kimmel include hershel and the hanukkah goblins, a picture for marc a stepping stone booktm, the mysterious. For more information visit erics website at pep monserrat has illustrated picture book versions of such classics as the. Publisher description for the mcelderry book of greek myths eric a. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of congress catalog. He was once a storyteller, and he loves classic tales. Kimmel is the author of many picture books, including hershel and the hanukkah goblins, a caldecott honor book illustrated by trina schart hyman. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world.
Kimmel, pep montserrat illustrator barnes and noble. Pep montserrat the story of pandora and her box, snakehaired medusa, and the greedy king midas are three of the twelve myths presented in an illustrated collection of greek myths. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Some tales were familiar to me such as those about pandora, icharus, king midas, and medusa. Kimmel, is a fine place to go for some of that further reading. Kimmel has 128 books on goodreads with 25945 ratings. If you have any questions about the book updates, please email product support. Pdf download the mcelderry book of greek myths txt,pdf. Kimmels most popular book is hershel and the hanukkah goblins.
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