Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40706 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

The Field
"Lucy Coats has produced the perfect book to introduce children to the Classical world."

Independent on Sunday, December 15, 2002
"Greek myths never fail to please and Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek Myths are worth every penny." Amanda Craig

Scholastic Magazine Best Books 2003
"This re-telling of Greek myths is very accessible for young readers…The writing is perfect for reading aloud"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended
I highly recommend this book to anyone with youngish children. My 7 and 9 year olds loved this book and could hardly wait for their bedtime story each night. Each story is concisely told, so it doesn't take long to read. They also follow a certain logical order, starting with the creation of the world, the birth of the Titans, and Zeus, myths I haven't come across in other children's collections. The tales are all told by a storyteller travelling through Greece to a storytelling competition, and the story of his travels links the tales nicely. This is a brilliant idea which works very well indeed and adds coherence. My children loved following his journey on the map. Finally the illustrations are beautifully done and plentiful. As an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to Greek myths for the young I don't think it could be bettered.

terrific introduction to the Greek myths
We bought this book for our 6 year old son as an introduction to the Greek myths. It's well written and beautifully illustrated and perfectly suitable for children of 6+. It covers all the best known stories (including the Trojan war) linked by Atticus's journey across Greece to compete in a story-telling competition. I have to say after the first couple of times we read the book my son wasn't remotely interested in the linking bits about Atticus and his donkey and their journey - what really caught his interest was the myths themselves. We've read the book as a whole about 5 times. Now we just dip into it to read specific stories. Very good value.

Great storytelling myth book of all time
For a very long time there has been a real lack (despite many attemps) of a superb retelling of the Greek myths for younger children. This version will be with us for a long time, it is to be hoped, as it is vibrant, immediate, and above all, fun! A really lovely book for all the family to share.