Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman Mythology, Hardcover/Lise Lunge-Larsen

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Awards Nominee (2014) - Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - (Grades 3-6) Nominee (2014) - Charlotte Award - (Middle School/Grades 6-8) Contributor(s):Author: Lise Lunge-Larsen Illustrator: Gareth Hinds Ancient names come to rich and fascinating life in this lavishly illustrated gift book for mythology fans and word lovers. Did you know that "museums" were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That "Janus" was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him?Where did these words -- and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus -- come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks -- stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries as words we use every day. The brief stories here not only impart the subtle wisdom of these ancient tales, but make us understand the words, and our own world, more deeply.  Review citations Publishers Weekly / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - 08/22/2011Publishers Weekly / Exceptional Presentation - 08/22/2011Publishers Weekly / Book Of Special Distinction - 08/22/2011Publishers Weekly / Top 15 Book Of The Year - 08/22/2011Publishers Weekly / Highly Recommended - 08/22/2011Kirkus Reviews - 09/15/2011School Library Journal - pg. 159 - 10/01/2011Booklist - pg. 50 - 11/01/2011Voice of Youth Advocates / Below Average - pg. 522 - 12/01/2011Voice of Youth Advocates / Excellent - pg. 522 - 12/01/2011Voice of Youth Advocates / Recommended - Better Than Most - pg. 522 - 12/01/2011Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks - 01/01/2012Horn Book Magazine - pg. 108 - 01/01/2012Hornbook Guide to Children / Superior - pg. 136 - 01/01/2012Hornbook Guide to Children / Good - pg. 136 - 01/01/2012Hornbook Guide to Children / Reviewed - More Editing Needed - pg. 136 - 01/01/2012