Mitos Griegos (Greek Myths) - by DK (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Navega con Jasâon y los Argonautas, lucha con Teseo contra el Minotauro y pasâeate por el monte Olimpo junto a Zeus, rey de los dioses. Descubre todo tipo de aventuras y conce a los hâeroes y dioses mâas poderosos de la antigua Grecia a travâes de las mâas de 30 historias ilustrados de este libro."--

Book Synopsis

¡Conoce los dioses y diosas, héroes y heroínas, criaturas extraordinarias y monstruos fantásticos de la mitología de la Antigua Grecia!

Las leyendas mitológicas brindan lecciones de valentía, coraje, amistad o amor y son una herramienta divertida para estimular la imaginación de los niños. Este libro recoge los mitos griegos más conocidos, así como algunos que quizás no te sean tan familiares, adaptados para ellos.

- Incluye más de 30 mitos que abarcan clásicos famosos e historias menos conocidas:
Teseo y el Minotauro, las escapadas de Jasón y los argonautas, los 12 trabajos de Hércules...
- Lenguaje sencillo y fácil de entender
- Relatos que conservan el humor y la intriga de los originales
- Ilustraciones modernas de la artista ganadora de múltiples premios Katie Ponder
- Con una práctica guía que enumera los nombres de los personajes griegos y su pronunciación

A medida que recorran las páginas de este libro infantil, los niños aprenderán cómo la humanidad descubrió el fuego con Prometeo, se adentrarán en el famoso caballo de Troya con Ulises, y descubrirán la mayor debilidad humana con la caja de Pandora: la curiosidad. Un libro perfecto para profesores, padres y por supuesto, niños interesados en la mitología y la historia.

About the Author

Jean Menzies YouTuber. Research Student. Creative Producer. Writer. Presenter. Jean is currently studying for a Ph.D. in women in Classical Athens. She runs a podcast about classics and mythology called That's Ancient History and regularly uploads to her YouTube channel, youtube.com/bookishthoughts, where she discusses literature and history. She has spoken about ancient history and mythology to audiences of all ages and taught mythology and ancient history to university students.

Katie Ponder received her degree in Illustration from Falmouth University in the UK. She won the AOI Book Award for new talent in 2014 and in 2017 she was shortlisted for the Folio Society Award. She was winner of the 2017 House of Illustration People's Choice Award. In October 2017, she won the Glyndebourne Art Award, and her work was used as the cover of the Glyndebourne 2017 On Tour program. Her work has been featured in prestigious publications including VAROOM, SOFFA, Communication Arts, and DPI Magazine, and exhibited at Somerset House, The Lyric Theatre, and Glyndebourne opera house.

Katie Ponder received her degree in Illustration from Falmouth University in the UK. She won the AOI Book Award for new talent in 2014 and in 2017 she was shortlisted for the Folio Society Award. She was winner of the 2017 House of Illustration People's Choice Award. In October 2017, she won the Glyndebourne Art Award, and her work was used as the cover of the Glyndebourne 2017 On Tour program. Her work has been featured in prestigious publications including VAROOM, SOFFA, Communication Arts, and DPI Magazine, and exhibited at Somerset House, The Lyric Theatre, and Glyndebourne opera house.