Greek Myths

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But i did love the fact that she cut down the stories into little pieces to help younger kids comprehend them. Or Zeus takes revenge on Prometheus, and extinguishes every spark of fire on earth, causing the hungry populace to eat nothing but salad.

Marcia Williams | Open Library Marcia Williams | Open Library

We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. 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. Of her inspiration for this book, she tells of a teacher she once had "who was extremely fierce and angry . Join Marcia Williams as she celebrates incredible women from around the world and throughout history.

Wonderful art and a great way to introduce children to the myths, exciting reading for older reluctant readers and a fun way for adult classicists to see the tales told in a new light. Plus I had also read Williams' first Shakespeare book ages ago when it first came out so knew what to expect.

Greek Myths by Marcia Williams | Goodreads

Consideration of Instructional Application: This book, as I said, would be great for introducing graphic novels to children. Many teachers have found this comic strip approach to Greek mythology has stimulated children’s own writing and led to further exploration of these important stories. This would also be a good to introduce the topic of The Greeks so that the children would become a little more aware and interested.

The simple but engaging illustrations with the story will help bring it alive to children experiencing this traditional myth for the first time. Panels and spreads brimming with color, decorative detail, and nonstop action make each tale a pleasure to look at, and speech bubbles add modern humor. This is a great resource in the classroom for children to start to understand a topic they may be covering. The stories include ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’, ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’, ‘Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head’. Even reluctant readers (let alone closet classicists) will be drawn to pore over these entrancing pages.

Greek Myths | Year 3 English Planning | Hamilton Brookes Greek Myths | Year 3 English Planning | Hamilton Brookes

The illustrations and dialogue within the illustrations was funny and definitely made it more interesting to me. The book is laid out like comic book with artistic illustrations in comic strip form with nine small boxes on a page.PERFECT FOR: Curriculum objectives, comprehension questions and extra activities, perfect for an informative exploration of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; map and atlas work; creative writing opportunities including diary entries and newspaper reports; learning about refugees and immigrants; an insight into different cultures and the struggles children face around the world; a colourful celebration of all the brave, determined children who are changing the world every day. Illustrator Marcia Williams offers up lively illustrated retellings of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays in this entertaining picture book perfect for use in the classroom. The artist also found pleasure in creating CHARLES DICKENS AND FRIENDS, which presents five retellings of classic Dickens tales. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Rights of the Child and the amazing children who have stood up for them all over the world.

Greek Heroes: Top Ten Myths and Legends! : Williams, Marcia

Readers, from reluctant to eager, will be attracted by the colorful illustrations, the artistry, and the wit with which Ms. Marcia Williams' is the author/illustrator of several picture books, including the retellings "The Amazing Story of Noah's Ark"; "Jonah and the Whale"; "Joseph and His Magnificent Coat of Many Colours"; "Don Quixote" and "Sinbad the Sailor", as well as her own texts "When I Was Little" and "Not a Worry in the World".Each page flows in lines of the comic strip with a written narrative underneath each strip and within the frames bubbles are used to emphasize the story and generally add silly humour to the character's reactions to what is going on around them. The others are very popular: Pandora, Orpheus/Eurydice, Heracles 12 Tasks, Daedalus/Icarus, Medusa, the Minotaur and finally the story of Arachne.