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Dewey Decimal Number: 292.13 EAN: 9780020422600 Edition: 1st Collier Books Ed ISBN: 0020422601 Label: Simon Pulse Manufacturer: Simon Pulse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: March 01, 1983 Publisher: Simon Pulse Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Simon Pulse Editorial Review: Product Description: Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - the golden fleeceTHE GOLDEN FLEECE The setting of the story is in many places such as Mount Pelion, iolcus, and limos. The characters in the story are Jason, king aeson, Hercules, thesues, the Argonauts, Orpheus, and of course the Greek gods.the conflict in the story is that Jason has to find the golden fleece so his dad can become king again. The plot in the story is that Jason's dad blows a horn so chirion could ... Read More Rating: - A Must Read Book!!!!!The Golden Fleece has many parts that are interesting in it. It is very adventurous, it keeps you wanting to read more. One part in the Golden Fleece is when Orpheaus is telling the story of Medusa. Then Perseus went and chopped of the Gorgon's head off by using a shield that he had found and a sword given to him by the gods he then goes and goes shows this to the king that wouldn't allow him to enter his kingdom and rescue his mother from the king that wants to marry her. I would absolutely recommend ... Read More Rating: - a master of languagePadraic Colum is a great story teller and he has done a marvellous job here. Over a period of years, I have read this book to my children three times. They continued to enjoy the rich texture of the language in these stories and each time found new levels of meaning. For young people there is no better introduction to these stories. Rating:  - the golden fleeceI think that the golden fleece was a great book and had great illistrations,and detail in the story a few places are a little rough but still a great book. It whould be a little better if it did'int keep skiping story's Rating:  - The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before AchillesI've taught 6th grade for more than a decade so I'm quite familiar with the Greek heroes. That's why I was so disappointed to discover that this is one of the most boring versions of the Greek myths I've ever read. Perhaps in 1922, when it was new, it excited children to research further, but modern kids find the language stulted and the action almost non-existent. Far better versions of these stories exist. Unfortunately for me, taken in by good reviews, I bought twenty copies for classroom use before ... Read More |
