Greek Myths

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The simple but engaging illustrations with the story will help bring it alive to children experiencing this traditional myth for the first time. Children draw story maps to learn a Greek Myth off by heart and to retell another myth in written form. Or Zeus takes revenge on Prometheus, and extinguishes every spark of fire on earth, causing the hungry populace to eat nothing but salad. Even with a large storybook, the pictures are small and could be better enjoyed at a close proximity.

Greek Myths | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education - CLPE Greek Myths | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education - CLPE

In this book you'll find eight favourite myths - the stories of Theseus, conqueror of the dreaded Minotaur; the mighty Heracles and his twelve tasks; the tragic lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice; Perseus, the Gorgon-slayer; the musician Arion and his rescue by the dolphins; Pandora and her little box of horrors; the feather-clad fliers, Daedalus and Icarus; and the weaving contest between Ariachne and the goddess Athene.The book is laid out like comic book with artistic illustrations in comic strip form with nine small boxes on a page. Fun-filled activities help children to fully engage with each story, encouraging a love of reading and building a range of skills.

Greek myths KS2 – English planning - Teachwire Greek myths KS2 – English planning - Teachwire

Of her inspiration for this book, she tells of a teacher she once had "who was extremely fierce and angry .In addition to reading other versions of these stories, it would also be possible to use this book as a starting point for exploring other graphic books. The artist also found pleasure in creating CHARLES DICKENS AND FRIENDS, which presents five retellings of classic Dickens tales. The illustrations and dialogue within the illustrations was funny and definitely made it more interesting to me.