Based on the Greek myth, here the legendary Greek hero Hercules recounts his daring adventures. Award-winning children's book author Kathryn Lasky takes readers on a tour of Hercules' incredible life, from his prodigious infancy, through his twelve labors, and ending with his heroic ascent to Mount Olympus. Full color.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Hera's Glory:
Relatively short, this beautifully illustrated version of the son of a God's battle to regain his honor is a good read for intermediate students. Serving the purpose of an introduction to Greek mythology, this book gives a well-rounded biography of "Hera's glory," Hercules. A series of these books done in the same style would have made it easier for teachers to design units on mythology for young children. The illustrations complement the text nicely, however because there is a lot of information on a... more info
Great Book:
I love this book! The book has lovely fight scenes. Very interesting book. I think this book would be great to teach the story of Hercules to your kids.
Great Book, Great Pictures:
I just got this book and I love it. Hercules is so cool even though his life was so hard. I love the great pictures, some are scarry but so beautiful.
Wonderful Book!:
My nine year old daughter recieved this Hercules book as a present and both she and my ten year old son simply love it. My son has been drawing pictures based on the beautiful paintings daily and my daughter brought it to school to share it with her classmates. Congratulations to Lasky and Hess!
