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The Trojan Horse: The Fall of Troy (Graphic Myths & Legends)

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I bought this book for my Star Wars obsessed son who loves all things warlike. I was hoping to expand his horizons and this exciting comic with lovely illustrations has him wanting to hear more Greek myths. Life is hard nowadays for vigorous little boys who love adventure and manliness, it's not a pc way to be anymore (I say this as the mother of three sons and one daughter). As I read this book to him, over and over,at his request, I realized that he was learning some marvelous vocabulary words and gaining an understanding, in a very natural cozy way, of our cultural roots. Why on earth must we sugarcoat everything for children? Some drama and some realistic human behavior make stories more enthralling and thought provoking. I have read plenty of "sweet" children's books to my kids, this one is a little different. I look forward to reading more books from this series to my son and once he has a sense of these Greek characters, to begin looking for some of them in the night sky with the whole family. My 10 and 12 year-olds enjoyed this comic, as well, and all three of my youngest kids and my husband are reading D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths now, too.

My 9yr old really enjoyed this, as did I, but we both breezed thru it in no time. They would have done better to include more. The graphics were wonderful, though.

Gift for grandkids - they like visual language and high adventure stories. I like the myths being introduced at such a young age -elementary school ages.