Eyewitness Books: Mythology
Neil Philip
Dorling Kindersley
Nonfiction, YA Mythology
*****
DESCRIPTION: The popular Eyewitness series of books covers world mythology, from ancient times to modern manifestations.
REVIEW: As is typical for the series, the main draw is the many colorful pictures, but - also true to the series - the text actually has some useful and informative tidbits, as well. Given the fact that global mythos cannot be covered in a manner remotely adequate in this format, and given the target age of the Eyewitness books, I gave it top marks as a spark for further research.
You might also enjoy:
The Everworld series (K. A. Applegate, YA Fiction - Four Chicago teens are pulled into another world, where they encounter gods and monsters of ancient legend)
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell, Nonfiction - An examination of universal mythic themes)
Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia (Jo Forty, Nonfiction - Worldwide myths, with many photographs)
The Book of Fabulous Beasts (Joseph Nigg, Nonfiction - Classical origins and evolution of fabulous animals)
Big Book of Dragons, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures (Ernst and Johanna Lehner, Art - Images of mythical beasts and beings)
The Percy Jackson & the Olympians series (Rick Riordan, YA Fiction - A modern boy learns that Olympian gods and monsters still exist)
Eyewitness: Mythology (Phillip Wilkinson, YA Nonfiction - A visual guide to world mythology)
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