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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
Being named after one of the principle characters in the Mabinogion, I recieved this book for my first Christmas, and I have been fascinated with the Welsh myths ever since. The authors do a marvelous job of joining together the disjointed translations, making the stories ok for children without disney-fying them beyond hope. The wonder and strangeness remains, and the...
Published on September 12, 2004 by B. Hobbs
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More Mature Than You Might Think
We used this book as part of my daughter's 5th-grade classical homeschool curriculum, per the recommendation found in The Latin-Centered Curriculum. I wanted to warn others that the subject matter, which includes rape, gender transformations and incest, is somewhat mature for fifth grade, and the illustrations are grapic and include a nude woman. Parents who are planning...
Published 8 months ago by Jennifer Busick, MPH
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Tales from the Mabinogion (Paperback)
Being named after one of the principle characters in the Mabinogion, I recieved this book for my first Christmas, and I have been fascinated with the Welsh myths ever since. The authors do a marvelous job of joining together the disjointed translations, making the stories ok for children without disney-fying them beyond hope. The wonder and strangeness remains, and the magic. It is a shame that it is out of print, but I would still definitely reccommend this book to anyone, adult or child. Margaret Jones's watercolors add to it immesurably. (...)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More Mature Than You Might Think,
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This review is from: Tales from the Mabinogion (Paperback)
We used this book as part of my daughter's 5th-grade classical homeschool curriculum, per the recommendation found in The Latin-Centered Curriculum. I wanted to warn others that the subject matter, which includes rape, gender transformations and incest, is somewhat mature for fifth grade, and the illustrations are grapic and include a nude woman. Parents who are planning to use this book may find it helpful to be warned about this content in advance. I certainly would have!
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Tales from the Mabinogion by Gwyn Thomas (Paperback - May 1, 1996)
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