书名：Treasury of Greek Mythology 美国国家地理希腊神话故事 

读者对象：8-12岁
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数860L
作者：Donna Jo Napoli; Christina Balit
出版社名称：National Geographic Kids
出版时间：2011
语种：英文
ISBN：9781426308444
商品尺寸：23.6 x 2 x 30.5 cm
包装：精装
页数：208
孩子的健康茁壮成长离不开经典神话的熏陶与滋养，光辉灿烂的古希腊文化是人类的伟大瑰宝，一直以来，希腊神话以其永恒不朽的魅力带给一代代人以智慧与启迪。

Treasury of Greek Mythology《美国国家地理希腊神话故事》由全球非营利科学与教育组织之一——美国国家地理学会精心出品，获奖作家唐娜·乔·纳波利和获奖插画家克里斯蒂娜·巴利特携手创作，整部书就是一件令人惊叹的艺术品。

书中充满了迷人的想象力，为小读者带来至真至善至美的纯美感受，并透过神话故事折射出真实生活中蕴含的睿智与哲思。本书也将神话与科学进行了完美融合，在书中的知识框中介绍了与神话情节有关的历史、文化和自然现象，令小朋友同时得到科学的滋养。

在本书中，您将看到：
1.希腊天神、英雄与怪兽的经典故事；
2.希腊诸神的罗马名字、出生地、象征符号等资料；
3.一张希腊及地中海地图，显示故事的地缘关系；
4.希腊诸神的族谱。

★清晰而复古的叙事方式，搭配笔触细腻、色彩丰沛的精美插画，衬托出每个角色独特性格
★穿插与北欧神话有关的人文、历史或地理环境介绍
★由获奖作家唐娜·乔·纳波利和获奖插画家克里斯蒂娜·巴利特携手合作
★美国国家地理出品，英文原版，精装大开本，印刷精良

School Library Journal Best Books of 2011
Eureka! Silver Honor Books—California Reading Association
Capitol Choices 2012 list of Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens
2012 Notable Children’s Books—ALSC

The new National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology offers timeless stories of Greek myths in a beautiful new volume. Brought to life with lyrical text by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli and stunning artwork by award-winning illustrator Christina Balit, the tales of gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Athena and heroes and monsters such as Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa will fascinate and engage children’s imaginations.
 
National Geographic completes the book with embellishments of each story: sidebars for each god, goddess, hero, and monster link the myths to constellations, geography, history, and culture to help young readers connect the stories to real life events, people, and places. A family tree and a “cast of characters” profile page help make relationships between the characters clear, and a mapping feature adds to the fun and fascination. Resource notes and ample back matter directing readers to more information round out this luminous book. Sure to dazzle all those intrigued with the fantastic tales of Greek mythology and enchant new readers, this vibrant book will soon become a family keepsake.  

Review
“This is the kind of rich but accessible reference work school librarians love. It’s  also likely to stimulate fact-obsessed Percy Jackson fans as well as children who have been ordered to research their school papers offline.... This is a book meant to dazzle its readers — and it does.”    —New York Times online

唐娜·乔·纳波利是美国斯沃斯莫尔学院的一位语言学教授，育有五名子女，已经有两个孙子和两个孙女。唐娜目前已为儿童和青少年创作了80多本精彩图书，包括《美国国家地理希腊神话故事》与《美国国家地理埃及神话故事》。她本科时主修数学，研究生阶段专攻语言学，她非常热爱神话学、民间故事和童话。

Donna Jo Napoli is professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, mother of five, grandmother of five, and the author of more than 80 books for children and young adults. While her undergraduate major was mathematics and her graduate work was in linguistics, she has a profound love of mythology, folklore, and fairy tales.

克里斯蒂娜·巴利特毕业于英国切尔西艺术学院及皇家艺术学院，是获奖剧作家与插画家，已为超过20本书创作插画，其中包括《野兽布洛丹》（BlodintheBeast）、《天空中的动物园》（ZoointheSky）、《行星诸神》（The Planet Gods）、《莱恩版圣经故事》（TheLionBible）。另外她执笔的著作有《逃出庞贝城》（EscapefromPompeii）、《亚特兰蒂斯：失落之城的传奇》（Atlantis: The Legend of a Lost City），以及获奖剧作《针》（Needle）等。
Christina Balit is a graduate of the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. An award-winning dramatist and illustrator, Christina has painted more than 20 children’s books, including BlodinandtheBeast by Michael Morpurgo, Zoo in the Sky,ThePlanetGods,TheLionBible,National Geographic’s Treasury of GreekMythology, and National Geographic’s Treasury Egyptian Mythology. Her author titles include Escape From Pompeii,Atlantis,TheLegendoftheLostCity, and AnArabianHome. Her plays include WomanWithUpturnedSkirt,TheSentence, and Needle (winner of the Brave New Role award).