Just as you need to venture forth from the picture book section at the library and look in the Dewey Decimal numbered 398's for fairy and folk tales, you also need to look at the Greek and Roman mythology books, in 292. Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and other fairy tales are a part of our cultural heritage, and so are stories like
Pegasus
(gorgeous illustrations in this book)
King Midas
Cupid and Psyche
(Beauty and the Beast is based on this story)
Pandora
Perseus
and others. I was once very impressed when I heard a 2nd grade boy tell a classmate that her hair looked like Medusa. Not impressed with the child, but with the parent or teacher who had taught him about Medusa. Upper elementary school boys love
Cyclops
.
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