ktgrok Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I got a book from the library and it is terrible....very "this happened and then this happened and then this happen." You know that section of the Bible where it is just "so and so begat that other guy"? IT's like that. I want something that is a good STORY that will keep the attention of my 2nd grader, who is NOT advanced in her listening skills. So maybe even more 1st grade level...this is my dyslexic. I will be reading aloud, but she still isn't great at sticking with me. She can barely handle a chapter of Little House in one sitting, if that helps. If I can't find something good I'll just skip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe Usborne's Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths? Or are you looking for more of a chapter book with fewer pictures? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe Usborne's Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths? Or are you looking for more of a chapter book with fewer pictures? That would be perfect, actually!! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 We loved D’Aulaires Greek Mythology by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 My 7yo read the Usborne one and enjoyed it. 🙂 I read McCaughrean's Odyssey to him, and portions of the D'Aulaire version as he showed interest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Or, what about the Jim Weiss Greek Myths audio cd? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) The Usborne one is good. If he likes cartoons Marcia (I will go check the name) does a good one. Marcia Williams. Edited January 15, 2018 by kiwik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I think DuLuaire's would be too much for a kid like you describe. I read it in middle school to mine like yours, and it was perfect. In elementary school she liked a book from the library called Myths to Read Aloud to Children. It has no illustrations. It is just short tellings. But she liked it so much, I bought a copy to read aloud in short bits to her. The lengths of each myth was perfect. I need to get it out again for keeping them straight actually. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1523488638/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516051603&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=jason+and+the+golden+fleece+kids&dpPl=1&dpID=61RVkwEc16L&ref=plSrch I like these. We have 4 or 5 of them. We also are fans of D'Aulaires and Usborne as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 We liked d'aulaires on audio, also Jim Weiss and Atticus the storyteller on audio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Another easy reader one is by Mary Pope Osborne. Favorite Greek Myths Her Tales from the Odyssey breaks the story up into several volumes. Very accessible for a 2nd grader. My dd read these til they fell apart. Yes on the Jim Weiss audio and on D'aulaires' audio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJVW Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Another easy reader one is by Mary Pope Osborne. Favorite Greek Myths Her Tales from the Odyssey breaks the story up into several volumes. Very accessible for a 2nd grader. My dd read these til they fell apart. Yes on the Jim Weiss audio and on D'aulaires' audio. We start these (Odyssey) this week! I'm so excited! Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 If your kid likes graphic novels, there's always Greek Myths of Wonders and Blunders, or whatever the exact title is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Does your DD use Audiobooks? My DS loved "Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths" on audible before he was ready for the D'Aulaires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrilliumSimile Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 My 2nd grader and I are doing an ancient Greek study right now! I'd agree with an above poster that the D'Aulaire's collection might be a bit much. I wonder if your daughter might like "Greek Gods And Goddesses" by Geraldine McCaughrean (out of print, but cheap used on Amazon). It has a clear, engaging style, but the language is rich, and the stories are really done as stories, not (as you say) as a series of "begats". I think there's one large illustration per chapter/myth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) Another easy reader one is by Mary Pope Osborne. Favorite Greek Myths Her Tales from the Odyssey breaks the story up into several volumes. Very accessible for a 2nd grader. My dd read these til they fell apart. Yes on the Jim Weiss audio and on D'aulaires' audio. I forgot about Tales from the Odyssey. I second these. My K and 1st graders last year were spellbound as I did these as a read aloud. This year my DD has reread them on her own. They are great! Edited January 16, 2018 by nixpix5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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