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Crete, Ancient
3 Reviews
(3)
1-3
Heroes in Training series.
Providing a new take on the Greek myth of the rise of the Olympians and fall of the Titans, this lighthearted chapter book focuses on Zeus’s journey from unassuming boy to nascent hero on a mystical quest. The book's humorous approach will appeal to younger readers, as will the dynamic cartoonlike black-and-white illustrations.
Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo
(3)
YA
Reimagining the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, Barrett gives new life to Ariadne as a lonely priestess with a disfigured and disabled brother: a wholly human Minotaur. Using a rich historical framework, the story alters events and characters enough to build fiction from mythology. Complex characters and relationships guide the plot to the preordained but still satisfying conclusion.
Reviewer: Bethany Templeton Klem
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Blair Drawson.
Using many well-known Greek myths, Oberman makes some conjectures about Atlantis and tells us about the connections between the Minoans and the Greeks. The text is sophisticated and better suited to mature readers. The stylized paintings have touches of humor and horror, but the gods and the humans lack the dignity expressed in the telling. Glos.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt
3 reviews
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