Excellent, but not for children too young

Basically, javais bought this book for my son (8 years), thinking that He was a children's book (yes this is written on it and Milan Jeunesse jen had heard in Science et Vie Junior), and because he loved Percy Jackson (both films, Recently Viewed). Finally, for now this is me who have benefited the most. Greek Mythology, the Encyclopes series (Milan Youth), brings in about 200 pages the main thing the myths and legends of Ancient Greece from the creation of the world with the Titans, until lépopée Dene leaving Troy in flames to found Rome (well, not him but his descendant Romulus).

Entire house can be both simple enough to be read without quon sy lose or that lon end up bored, more accessible than other encyclopedias on the subject (just too encyclopedic, so big that you know you will not be able to read everything die without being drive), and yet rich enough quon learn things on every page. The battle of the gods led by Zeus against the Titans, the twelve labors dHercule aka Hercules, Jason and golden fleece, lincontournable dUlysse Odyssey, the creation of the first large cities with lots of abracadrantesques details that make all the charm of this mythology of fools furious, that 3000 years later will lead to the creation of the Knights of the Zodiac (among other cultural progeny).

Examples of funny details:
- The creation of the first five citizens of Thebes, only survivors of a battle between warriors born from dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus some
- Apollon turning into dolphin to push a ship (and especially his crew) to the temple that he just built (this temple will house once lOracle Delphi, roughly the Google of the times, consulted by all the guys who have a question) ;
- Dene prophecy has found a new city to the place where he will not be afraid of eating tables (?!)
the guy who has to follow a cow whose flank is marked of a crescent moon, and found a city to where it decides to fold;
- The charming episode undead cows moo in the plates in lOdyssée;
- The god Hermes, who on the day of his birth invented the lyre by digging a turtle shell and by attaching ropes, then fly 50 cows (belonging to Apollo good because we will not steal cows from mortal came first) and invented the art of making fire, then returned to bed quietly in his crib. I recall that the guy is under 24 hours. In fact the first day of his life would make a very good season 24h chrono.

In short a very interesting book with lots of fun stuff inside. However, this is rather a book for adult (adult who finally wants even when the images in his books), or teen interested in mythology and history, but not really for children. I think for 10 years, except for a child particularly interested in the subject and who loves to read, there is too much content, too much of events to include too many characters with similar names. As I found it very good (well written, well illustrated, well-cut to make it digestible), I will surely take a glance at a few other volumes in this series encyclopedic but accessible, in particular: LEgypte of the Pharaohs; Mayas, Aztecs, Incas (3 in 1); Rome and the Roman Empire; The Middle Age.

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