LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
April 2024 Book of the Month
What a beaut of a book! Sumptuously adorned with bright, bold artwork by an array of illustrators, Dinah Williams’s Amazing Immortals invites readers to discover the dazzling powers, personalities and histories of over eighty incredible gods and goddesses.
Being organised by theme gives this an edge, in that this structure enables myth-mad readers to appreciate the fact that myths, legends, gods and goddesses have long played a pivotal role in cultures across world, and that they share common elements. As for the themes, they cover creation, leaders, the underworld and death, the sun and moon, weather, water, nature, fire, war, wisdom, tricksters, prosperity, demigods and animals.
Each lively profile presents an engaging overview of the figure’s attributes, along with information on amazing animal companions, and fascinating facts on their modern-day resonance, and incarnation in the likes of comics, films, games and shrines.
From African and Incan creator gods and Celtic chiefs, to Aztec Lords of the Land of Death, shape-shifting Inuit sea goddesses, and many more besides, Amazing Immortals is sure to ignite an impulse to dig deeper into the magic of myths.
Joanne Owen
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Amazing Immortals A Guide to Gods and Goddesses Around the World Synopsis
A culturally diverse, fact-filled, and gorgeously illustrated introduction to over 80 gods and goddesses from around the world—a perfect introduction to mythology for young readers.
With heroic deeds, family drama, pulse-pounding battles, and shape-shifting magic, mythology fascinates us all. But even the biggest enthusiasts find it hard to keep track of who’s who!
Packed with facts and full-color, lush illustrations, Dinah Williams’s Amazing Immortals is a fascinating introduction to these larger-than-life gods and goddesses, highlighting their big personalities, famous adventures, formidable powers, family trees, animal companions, and appearances in pop culture. Organized by theme—from gods of creation to gods of death and the underworld; from gods of water to gods of fire; from gods of love to gods of war—this diverse encyclopedia features both familiar and underrepresented deities.
Filled with betrayal, intrigue, romance, and impossible feats, their captivating stories entertain us, explain our world, and help answer some of life’s biggest questions.
Includes gods and goddesses from 30 pantheons: Akan * Annang *Aztec * Babylonian * Bushongo * Canaanite * Celtic * Chinese * Efik * Egyptian * Finnish * Greek * Hawai’ian * Hindu * Hittite * Hopi * Ibibio * Incan * Inuit * Korean * Lithuanian * Maori * Mayan * Navajo * Norse * Pueblo * Roman * Shinto * Sumerian * Yoruba
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9781419761904 |
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11th April 2024 |
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Dinah Williams |
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Abrams Books for Young Readers an imprint of Abrams |
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Hardback |
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208 pages |
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About Dinah Williams
Dinah Dunn, under her married name Williams, has written more than a dozen historical books for kids, including Scholastic’s Terrible But True: Awful Events in American History, True Haunting Deadly Disasters, and Spooky Cemeteries, which won the 2009 Children’s Choice Book of the Year Award.
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