Mon, September 27th, 2010
Young Zeus by G. Brian Karas
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Who knew! Zeus, ruler of heaven and earth, started out as a lonely kid just wanting someone to play with! Well – that is G. Brian Karas’ take on it anyway in his exuberant romp, Young Zeus (Scholastic 2010). Karas starts his version with a cast of characters and pronunciation guide that will be [...]
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Fri, December 4th, 2009
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: Last year Gaiman gave us a boy named Bod. This year, “there was a boy called Odd, and there was nothing strange or unusual about that, not in that time or place.” Odd meant the tip of the blade and it was a lucky name.” But like most folktale heroes, Odd is not lucky, [...]
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| Posted in Characters with disabilities, Fables and Folklore, Gr. 2-4, Gr. 4-7, Mythology, Read-alouds
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