Pandora's Box: A Greek Myth About the Constellations

By Jean Marzollo

Book Overview

In the time when only the Greek gods had fire, Prometheus stole a torch of fire from Mount Olympus. In revenge, Zeus sent Prometheus's brother a beautiful and curious wife, Pandora. Zeus also gave them a box, never to be opened. But curious Pandora couldn't resist opening the box.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316741337
• ISBN13: 9780316741330
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

What's inside the box? Wouldn't anyone want to know?

It's unusual to see Greek myths in picturebook format, but Jean Marzollo's retelling of PANDORA'S BOX works surprisingly well - perhaps because it has more of a moral message and less scary figures than say Medusa would have. What's inside the box? Wouldn't anyone want to know? Parental assistance for the picturebook beginner is required; grades 2-3 will find it involving on their own.