Wonder Stories the Best Myths for Boys and Girls

Wonder Stories: The Best Myths for Boys and Girls is a collection of classic myths and legends from around the world, retold by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. The book includes stories from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Scandinavia, as well as Native American and African myths. The tales are adapted for young readers and are accompanied by illustrations that bring the stories to life. This book is a great introduction to mythology for children, and it is sure to captivate their imaginations and inspire a love of storytelling.1920. Illustrated. Some of the stories included in this volume are: How the Myths Began; What Became of the Giants; How Orion Found His Sight; The Wonders Venus Wrought; How Mars Lost a Battle; Cadmus, the Alphabet King; The Horn of Plenty; When Apollo was Herdsman; How Hyacinthus Became a Flower; A Little Errand Girl's New Dress; When Proserpine was Lost; How a Huntress Became a Bear; Medea's Cauldron; How a Wooden Horse Won a War; and others. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.