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A Gift from Zeus: Sixteen Favorite Myths

170 pp. | HarperCollins/Cotler | June, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-06-028405-6 $$17.95 | Library ISBN 0-06-028406-4 $$17.89
(1) YA Illustrated by William Steig. The Steigs bring Greek myths up to date by reaching back two millennia to the Roman poet Ovid. In most of the myths, Jeanne Steig replicates Ovid's racy, richly detailed plots. The full-page vignettes reflect the text's comical, bawdy spirit with a sunny palette and deftly drafted figures, distilling the essence of the tale. This book spirals from simple tales of creation and divine dalliances to myths of more complexity, tales featuring human aspirations, life stories, and tragedies.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2001

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