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The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greeks Myths, Retold Audiobook (Unabridged)


The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greeks Myths, Retold (Unabridged)
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Avg. Rating: 44 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 (65 ratings)
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Audio Length: 1 hour and 11 min.
Release Date: 4/17/2009
Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan
Format: Unabridged


Publisher Summary
 

Winner of the Newbery Medal, Cynthia Rylant has also received the Caldecott Award and numerous other honors. In The Beautiful Stories of Life, Rylant vividly retells the Greek myths of Pandora, Pygmalion, Narcissus, Perse­phone, Orpheus, and Psyche. Exploring classic themes of love, destruction, vanity, and redemption, these tales will introduce young listeners to the exciting world of Greek mythology.
About the Author: Cynthia Rylant
 

Cynthia Rylant, who was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. , was made to write Kids & Young Adults stories! The success of the Unabridged version of 'Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon' and 'Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days' helped put Rylant on the map. Read by popular narrator Sucie Stevenson, 'Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon' and 'Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days' is her most popular audiobook on AudiobookStore.com. With other Kids & Young Adults titles, like the most recent audiobook, The Turtle: The Lighthouse Family, Book 4, Rylant has 57 audiobooks available to listen to instantly, providing customers with over 5 hours of audio enjoyment. 'Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon' and 'Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days', added to our selection in 2008, was the first audiobook from Rylant to be added to our site. With popular titles like 'Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon' and 'Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days' and The Turtle: The Lighthouse Family, Book 4, Cynthia Rylant has a Kids & Young Adults audiobook for everyone to enjoy! To view the complete selection of Rylant's 57 audiobooks, please visit her author page to find one you will enjoy: Cynthia Rylant audiobooks.
Reader Reviews for: The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greeks Myths, Retold
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Review by Maureen from Dundee, IL | 6/28/2011

Interesting recap of several Greek myths. We listened to it in the car. The kids were transfixed.
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Review by Elisa from Salt Lake City, UT | 5/9/2011

It was fun to hear a few of the classic Greek Myths. They are retold in an excellent way for youth to understand.
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Review by Jane from Santa Barbara, CA | 4/15/2011

Pandora, Orpheus, etc... Love the storytelling here. Humorous, clever, interesting. For folks who need to brush up on their Greek myths, this is a painless way to do it... and fun for children. We listened to the audio version and really enjoyed it.
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