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This book was okay. It is geared toward a younger audience. However, it does have a few darker themes or ideas that might scare younger children. It does give an interesting viewpoint on the Norse Gods. I would recommend reading it once for information's sake; but, I don't think I will ever read it again for the fun of it.

May 10, Nic rated it it was amazing Shelves: mythology. It completely captivated my year-old. It's specifically written for children and packed with colorful illustrations by Maryclare Foa. Jul 19, Angie rated it liked it. Read this as I was curious about Norse mythology having really only ever known much, before, about the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. I smiled at the glaring inconsistencies, grimaced at the gore, and was glad to learn about a new-to-me culture.

Jan 15, Lisa rated it really liked it Shelves: children-s-books. Overall this is a good book for introducing a young child to Norse mythology. Not too graphic, but not watered down too much either. As an adult, I had trouble with all the names, but the glossary in the back helps there. The illustrations are good and, again, not too graphic or disturbing. Jul 09, Micaela rated it liked it Shelves: research-nordic-germanic.

Beautiful and colourful, if very strange, illustrations, and nicely watered-down versions of the Norse myths. Mar 04, Zoe rated it it was amazing Shelves: yrs-old , yrs-old , and-over , yrs-old , yrs-old , picture-book , reading-aloud. Excellent storytelling of Viking myths here.

A really good read for any age, especially because of the beautiful and accessible book design! Jul 27, Emerald rated it really liked it. It's really nice to enjoy a children's mythology book once in a while.

Adult's books on mythology are so boring and detailed. Sep 13, Tina rated it really liked it Shelves: non-fiction , juvenile. So far I have found this to be a wonderful primer. Detailed yet short and to the point. Feb 20, Susannah rated it it was amazing. My daughter and I both adore this book! The stories are so well told. We find ourselves returning to it again and again.

A gem. Brandon rated it it was amazing May 28, Nancy rated it really liked it Oct 07, Laura rated it it was amazing Dec 07, Mathew rated it it was amazing Mar 13, Elizabeth rated it liked it Nov 13, Josh rated it liked it May 29, Julie Stout rated it it was ok May 10, From School Library Journal Grade The rough-hewn power of Norse mythology is vividly brought to life through Philip's retellings and Foa's darkly luminous illustrations.

While they can be read as exciting adventures, they never lose the element of sacredness inherent in mythology. Contributing to this aura are Foa's dramatic illustrations. Created by applying thin layers of opaque oil paint to a white surface, the full-page paintings, at least one per tale, possess a primitive, almost surreal look.

The artist's depictions of animals and humans are reminiscent of the work of Expressionists such as Marc. Poignant, loving stories are shared, such as the death or illness of a loved one, natural disasters, coming to creative terms of raising a mentally or physically challenged child, moving miles away to make your dreams come true, facing personal rejection and more.

But independent readers who find Philip's collection may leave it with a greater understanding of the culture that produced such amazing myths. From Kirkus Reviews A retelling of Norse mythology, from creation to Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods, including stories about Odin, Loki, Thor, and the giants of Jotunheim. Philip Singing America, , etc.

Foa's striking oil paintings have a look best described as somewhere between colored woodcuts and cave paintings; her unusual approach gives the book a quality of something ancient rediscovered, wholly appropriate to the subject.

They make the book extraordinary. All rights reserved. GREAt book for Norse mythology By Heatherly42 This book lays out the stories in a logical chronology and displays the characters in a very relate-able. I love the illustrations! I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in getting to know Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya and all the others. The problem my problem was that the first two chapters contained the Viking creation stories and they were told in a very stylized manner undoubtedly like originally told so that they simply didn't entertain me much.

Initially I borrowed it from the library in order to see if it would be appropriate for my young children as a read-aloud. The answer: NO. No Way. As I should have concluded from my own reading in Viking and Norse history, there was too much violence for my small fry. People, giants and gods are frequently 'offed', usually at a moments notice and without any particular sound reason other than whim. Now an older child can infer something about the society that produced such stories and can get some insight as well as entertainment from a book like this.

But for young children all of the higher aspects will pass over their heads. Besides the stories there is a "Who's Who" and an Afterword. The Who's Who is not complete - which is kind of annoying - but it covers most of the important personages involved in the action. The Afterword is brief but nice, and talks about things such as the fact in the Norse mythology that even the fertility deity was male. The war between the Aesir and the Vanir shows the old fertility gods submitting to the gods of war; in Norse mythology even the chief fertility deity, Freyr, is male.

Philips then goes on to talk about the sources of our information, and the influence the Viking gods have even to this day in our own society: Tuesday or Tyr's day Three to Four Stars.