Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
by Bernard Evslin
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 820L · 112 pages · 1999
Why we'd hand it over
Evslin strips Greek myths to their narrative core without condescension—gods scheme, heroes suffer, and the language stays elegant without being arch; kids discover why these stories lasted 3,000 years.