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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

By: Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Narrated by: Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Kathleen Turner
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Read by Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Kathleen Turner, and Matthew Broderick

Here are the immortals of Olympus—the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece—as freshly described as if they were alive today.

Mighty Zeus with his fistful of thunderbolts; mischievous little Hermes; grey-eyed Athena, godess of wisdom; Asclepius, the first physician; Orpheus and his beloved Euridice; Helios the sun, crossing the heavens in his fiery chariot. . . these and other equally fabulous figures are featured here with their heroic deeds and petty squabbles illuminated in full dimension.

 Classics Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Greek & Roman Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Mythology Ancient Greece Greek Mythology Greece Ancient History Fiction

Critic reviews

"For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book . . . the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation." —The Horn Book

“The drawings . . . are excellent and excitingly evocative.” —The New York Times

"I still don’t know what made me fall so hard as a child for this collection . . . Regardless, the book is my first-line recommendation for even very young children for its age-appropriate abridgment and future madeleine de Proust illustrations." —"Katherine Marsh’s Favorite Greek Mythology Books for Young Readers", The New York Times

A New York Public Library’s 100 Great Children’s Books|100 Years selection

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Mean?!this is a great story with heroes and gods try it and like it lol

It's godly man

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I always liked the Greek myths, and multiple narrators make this book fun and enjoyable to listen to. I liked the story of Perseus and medusa as well as Hercules' tale.

Great and satisfying.

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There are beautiful stories and great narrators. It is also good for studying for exams. 💜

Great

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My six year-old is enthralled. The quality of the reading and different voices is great. The prose is child appropriate without losing the grittiness and imagination of Greek mythology and I even find the stories enjoyable. I hope Audible does some more of the D’Aulaires works soon. We also have the hard copy books as they are wonderfully illustrated. I highly recommend this one.

Wonderful!

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This really needs chapter titles- impossible to use effectively without this. Really poor! Please fix!

Why are there no chapter titles

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