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Hero and the Minotaur, The

Publication Information
Author:  Byrd, Robert Illustrator:  Byrd, Robert
Title:  Hero and the Minotaur, The Date:  2005
Publisher:  Dutton City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-525-47391-2 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    legends, tales, and myths

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading

Summary:
This retelling of the Greek hero Theseus' journey to the island of Crete to slay the minotaur and his return to become King of Athens is magnificently illustrated in the style and colors that recall Greek pottery designs. Stylized maps decorate the end papers.

Teaching Ideas:
Use with a text set on Greek myths that includes Atalanta's Myth by Shirley Climo, Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff, and Dateline:Troy by Paul Fleischman. Also research online to compare this telling of the Theseus myth with variations (Ariadne does not fare as well in some) perhaps using a matrix. Readers may want to keep a reading journal of the probem solving techniques that Theseus uses. Students interested in art will want to visit online museum sites to compare the beautiful illustrations with Greek pottery and with the Picasso drawings of the minotaur.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Helping Students in the Writing Process
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
bullet Matrices or Charts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
bullet Types of Journals
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
bullet Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > art
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > problem solving
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
bullet History > region > Greece > Ancient Greece
bullet Literature and Language > literature > classics
bullet Heroes and Heroines > mythological characters
bullet Literature and Language > mythology > Greek mythology
bullet Geography > locations > countries > Greece


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