Encyclopedia Mythologica: Gods and Heroes Pop-up
Hardcover – Pop Up, January 4, 2010
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · January 4, 2010
The creators of the New York Times best-selling Encyclopedia Prehistorica series offer a mythic look at the mysteries of the past with an entire pantheon of remarkable pop-ups.
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- Who it’s for
- Ancient sacred myths meet elaborate pop-ups in a tour across pantheons, lands, and legendary powers.
- Themes
- World mythology, Gods and heroes, Sacred myths and legends
- Genres
- Myths & Folklore, Encyclopedias, Ancient History for Kids
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The creators of the New York Times best-selling Encyclopedia Prehistorica series offer a mythic look at the mysteries of the past with an entire pantheon of remarkable pop-ups. For all of recorded history, humans have sought to understand Earth’s mysteries in the realm of the divine — and aspired to conduct themselves as heroes. Only gods, of course, could push the sun across the sky,forge entire continents, and impel mountains to touch the clouds.
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In this stunning volume, the incomparable team of Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda take us to Ra-Atum’s land in Ancient Egypt; above the Grecian clouds to Zeus’s Mount Olympus; up to Norse god Odin’s frozen north; to the Far East, where the Jade Emperor sits in the heavens; into the wilds of Oceania, where Pele’s volcanic rage simmers below the earth; and to many more lands and times, all rich with sacred myths and legends.
Gods in Motion
Ancient sacred myths meet elaborate pop-ups in a tour across pantheons, lands, and legendary powers.
Come here for
- A cross-cultural sweep from Olympus to the Far East
- Divine powers rendered in three-dimensional paper
Expect
- Myths and legends spanning many lands and times
- A pop-up volume by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda
Where it sits
| Myths & Folklore | 88% |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedias | 66% |
| Ancient History for Kids | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient History for Kids
- Customs & Traditions
- Myths & Folklore
- Authors
- Matthew Reinhart, Robert Sabuda
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- January 4, 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- World mythology · Gods and heroes · Sacred myths and legends
- Reading lane
- Ancient History for Kids