Customer Reviews

Greek Myths

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My 5 year old son just loves this tape. He will choose to listen to it over the TV, and has been inspired to draw a set of pictures illustrating the labors of Hercules. Jim does a great job of telling these stories, and woven into the stories are explainations of any background that may be confusing to children. Jim makes these myths enjoyable for both children and adults. This is important, as you may find your child listening to them over and over. We enjoy all of the myths on here, and look forward to getting many more of Jim Weiss's CDs.

Jim Weiss is absolutely brilliant. My five-year-old daughter loves them. We went from Mary Pope Osbourne's Magic Tree House stories right to Jim Weiss. It started as a way to encourage her to get moving in the morning. Now, as soon as we get in the car, she says, "Put on the Greek myths!!" We have this Greek Myths CD as well as the CD containing the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. She likes to listen to them over and over again. The best part is that the stories are also interesting to the grownups. There is a reason these stories have survived through the generations.

We are slowly collecting the entire Jim Weiss library. I also bought a BBC audio-book of Greek Myths, which is good, but not nearly as captivating as Jim Weiss. I highly recommend this CD. I have never reviewed a product before, but this one just moved me to review. It is a terrific find.

This CD was a fabulous buy. We got it for a family trip (father, son, 6 year old boy), and it kept all of us quite interested. As soon as the CD was done, our 6 year old wanted to hear it again. The next day, at home, he wanted to play it again.

The CD features four stories. The King Midas story is rendered here as extra touching by the emphasis on what King Midas loses. This version emphasizes the moral more, but not to the point of being annoying. We took the chance to talk about money, what matters, etc.

Arachne is the shortest piece of the four, but it is vivid and interesting. It sets you up to have a great conversation with your child about bragging.

The last two, Perseus and Medusa, and the Adventures of Hercules, are both great adventure stories.

A thumbs up. Great material, well told. We'll buy more of the CDs in this series.

Jim Weiss brings the stories to life with his entertaining storytelling. His audio stories are a great way to learn while being entertained. This is highly recommended for all!

As always, Jim Weiss is excellent. He is able to weave a captivating story for children that is not dumbed-down.