Gods and Gifts Coming in August

Set 1, Book 4: Gods and Gifts: Three Greek Myths Retold – (coming August 2024) The same three stories below that make up books 1-3 of the HOT ROD series are told in this chapter book version with black and white illustrations for older students and adults. Background information about the discovery of fire, additional creation myths, and other topics such as ancient writing systems and how we got our alphabet are included. Watch for details coming in August. A 200-page Activity Book will follow!

Level 1 – Closed syllables and consonant blends.

About Set 1: This set includes three colorful picture books that together form the Greek Creation Myth. They are separate books but work best as a set. Book 4 above will be a black-and-white version of the three stories for older students written as a chapter book. The decodable portion is the same as in Books 1-3 but Book 4 includes extensive background information. 

Set 1, Book 1: No Gift for Man – Zeus asks Prometheus and his brother to fill the world with living creatures. Prometheus makes man. Epimetheus creates the animals and gives them all sorts of interesting gifts, but when man comes around for his gift, there is nothing left. The story is available in paperback and e-book formats at Amazon. You may get a sneak peak PDF download for FREE if you sign up for my newsletter HERE. 

Set 1, Book 2: The Bandit - Prometheus steals fire from Mount Olympus to give to the humans and suffers the wrath of Zeus. Available as an ebook, paperback, or hardcover on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. You may also order books from your favorite local bookstore.

Set 1, Book 3: The Box – Zeus gets revenge on mankind for accepting the gift of fire. The gods create Pandora, giving her many talents and charms. Then they send her to Epimetheus as a bride and give the couple a mysterious box they are told to never open. Available on Amazon.

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