Title
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods / Rick Riordan ; illustrated by John Rocco.
ISBN
9781423183648 (hardback)
1423183649 (hardback)
9781484720943
1484720946
9781484712375
1484712374
0606374000
9780606374002
1518213510
9781518213519
9781338036329
1338036327
Published
Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, [2014]
Language
English
Description
ix, 318 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Call Number
YA PS3568.I5866 P47 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
813/.54
Summary
"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and sarcastic asides--to the classics. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. Percy does not hold back. "If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that." Dramatic full-color illustrations throughout by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco make this volume--a must for home, library, and classroom shelves--as stunning as it is entertaining"-- Provided by publisher.
"Percy Jackson, a modern-day demigod, tells the origin stories of the gods of Olympus and provides an insider's point of view - with plenty of attitude - in this illustrated collection"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson & the Olympians.
Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Listening Library)
The beginning and stuff
The golden age of cannibalism
The Olympians bash some heads
Hestia chooses bachelor number zero
Demeter turns into Grainzilla
Persephone marries her stalker
Hera gets a little cuckoo
Hades does home improvement
Poseidon gets salty
Zeus kills everyone
Athena adopts a handkerchief
You gotta love Aphrodite
Ares, the manly man's manly man
Hephaestus makes me a golden llama (not really, but he totally should)
Apollo sings and dances and shoots people
Artemis unleashes the death pig
Hermes goes to juvie
Dionysus conquers the world with a refreshing beverage.
