Norse Mythology A to Z : A Young Reader's Companion - Hardcover

Kathleen N. Daly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816021503 ISBN 13: 9780816021505

Publisher: Facts on File, 1990

Synopsis

More than 400 alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, and important places of Norse mythology.

About this title

About the Author:

MARIAN RENGEL is currently a journalist for the St. Cloud Times, in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

From Booklist:

Thise well-received and accessible book for young adults has been updated. It is part of an expanded Mythology A to Z series that also includes volumes on Egyptian (2000), Japanese (2003), and Greek and Roman mythology (2003). Other volumes will cover African, Celtic, Chinese, Native American, and South and Meso-American mythologies. Norse Mythology A to Z contains approximately 400 entries with almost 70 new topics. Like other volumes in the series, it features occasional black-and-white illustrations--some full page--a detailed index, and extensive cross-referencing. It also offers a bibliography of mainly adult-level books published the past several decades.

Not as visually enticing as the DK Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology: Heroes, Heroines, Gods, and Goddesses from around the World (DK, 1998), and featuring dictionary-type articles as opposed to retellings of legends or sagas, this nevertheless serves as a solid, reliable starting point for student research. Mythology remains a curriculum mainstay and a topic of perennial student interest. Collections that purchased the earlier version have probably noticed considerable wear and tear and will want to update. Other libraries that serve students in grades 4 through 10 should seriously consider the titles in this basic reference set. RBB
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About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0816021503
• ISBN 13: 9780816021505
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 116