Classic Myths to Read Aloud

by Russell, William F.

• ISBN13: 9780517588376
• ISBN10: 0517588374
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1992-04-28
• Publisher: Broadway Books

Summary

The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too."--Edwin NewmanLine drawings.

Author Biography

William F. Russell is the author of The Parents' Handbook to Grammar and Usage, Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children, and More Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children. Dr. Russell lives in Carmichael, California, and lectures widely on language and the ways parents—and teachers—can improve the achievement levels of children.

Table of Contents

Reading Myths and the Myths of Reading	1	(5)
Using ``A Few Words More''	6	(1)
Greek and Roman Gods	7	(2)
Listening Level I (Ages 5 and up)	9	(122)
The Gift of Athena	11	(4)
Icarus and Daedalus	15	(4)
The Origin of the Seasons	19	(7)
Echo and Narcissus	26	(6)
Damon and Pythias	32	(4)
The Battle of Marathon	36	(6)
Europa and Cadmus	42	(7)
The Sword of Damocles	49	(4)
Pegasus, the Winged Horse	53	(6)
Baucis and Philemon	59	(5)
The Spinning Contest	64	(4)
Orpheus and Eurydice	68	(5)
The Story of Io	73	(5)
Halcyone's Dream	78	(5)
Phaeton and the Chariot of the Sun	83	(7)
Cupid and Psyche	90	(9)
Pygmalion and Galatea	99	(32)
The Story of Theseus
Part One	106	(6)
Part Two	112	(6)
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Part One	118	(4)
Part Two	122	(4)
Part Three	126	(5)
Listening Level II (Ages 8 and up)	131	(132)
Perseus and the Gorgon's Head	133	(8)
The Riddle of the Sphinx	141	(10)
The Story of Helen of Troy	151	(45)
The Judgment of Paris	153	(5)
The Stealing of Helen	158	(6)
The Quarrel	164	(6)
The Gods Take Sides	170	(9)
The Wrath of Achilles	179	(9)
The Wooden Horse	188	(8)
The Return of Ulysses	196	(36)
The Greeks Set Sail	197	(6)
Circe's Palace	203	(5)
The Perilous Voyage Homeward	208	(7)
What Had Happened in Ithaca	215	(6)
Ulysses Returns to Ithaca	221	(11)
The Wanderings of Aeneas	232	(31)
Aeneas's Escape from Troy	233	(7)
Aeneas Searches for a Home	240	(7)
Aeneas and Queen Dido	247	(8)
Aeneas Visits the Lower World	255	(8)
Index to ``A Few Words More''	263