Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z

Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z



Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z

by Kathleen N. Daly, Marian Rangail
Product Details
* ISBN: 0816051550
* ISBN-13: 9780816051557
* Format: Hardcover, 146pp
* Publisher: Facts on File, Incorporated
* Pub. Date: October 2003
* Edition Description: Revised
* Edition Number: 2
* Age Range: 12 and up
* Series: Mythology A-Z Series
Most middle school and high school students at some time are assigned a report on some aspect of mythology, whether for English, history, or a world religions class. The challenge to teachers and librarians is finding resources for these report writers that sort through the myths to the basic details, allowing students to quickly look up gods, goddesses, creatures, and all things mythological. Daly's two books, Norse Mythology and Greek and Roman Mythology, part of a four-book series, meet that need. These new editions offer students a fair amount of information in an easy-to-use format. The most obvious changes include updated covers and slightly wider spacing between lines, which combined with better formatting, make the books much more user-friendly. Maps are cleaned up, and in the case of Greek and Roman Mythology, a map of Rome is added. The section on how to use the book is now more obvious, set slightly apart from the introduction. The entries themselves are updated where necessary, and illustrations have both been dropped and added. Selected bibliographies were revised in both books, but only Norse Mythology lists books with publication dates as recent as 2002 and divides the bibliography by general and Norse entries. Although these books will not appeal much to casual readers, they are wonderful resources for research. These titles, along with the series books on Japanese and Egyptian mythology, are recommended for middle and high school libraries.