![]() ![]() “Gifts From the Gods,” an inventive blend of glossary and anthology, provides a fine introduction to one of the Greeks’ enduring legacies: their impact on the English language. Classics majors, linguists and otherwise literary-minded parents will greatly appreciate these books - as will their actual intended audience of young readers. Other authors have been following his lead, with two excellent new nonfiction books for middle graders, “Gifts From the Gods,” by Lise Lunge-Larsen, and “Treasury of Greek Mythology,” by Donna Jo Napoli, out now. ![]() Of the many gifts Rick Riordan has bequeathed to the world of children’s literature, the one most fervently embraced by teachers and librarians may well be the interest in mythology he has awakened in children.
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