D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
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Average rating4.5
The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Children meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of Norse folklore and its fantastical Northern landscape.
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I loved the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths so much that I bought a copy of their Norse Myths book at BookExpo.
I liked Norse Myths a lot, but...not as much as Greek Myths.
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The creatures in the Norse myths are not familiar to me. I had to keep looking up the definition of “jotun” and “Aesir god” and “fire demon” and I couldn't remember how they ranked with each other. I also was not familiar with the Norse mythological gods and I kept having to look up who “Loki” and other creatures are and how they related to each other.
