Book
A Wonder Book
- Published
- 1851
- Genre
- SciFi/Fantasy
- Pages
- 260
- Words
- 56065
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816216.A_Wonder_Book_for_Girls_and_Boys?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 7–10
- Ambleside year
- Year 2 onwards · ages 7–10
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Six legends of Greek mythology, retold for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Included are The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimaera. In 1838, Hawthorne suggested to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that they collaborate on a story for children based on the legend of the Pandora’s Box, but this never materialized. He wrote A Wonder Book between April and July 1851, adapting six legends most freely from Charles Anton’s A Classical Dictionary (1842). He set out deliberately to “modernize” the stories, freeing them from what he called “cold moonshine” and using a romantic, readable style that was criticized by adults but proved universally popular with children. With full-color illustrations throughout by Arthur Rackham. (less)
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780486432090
- ISBN-10
- 0486432092
Tags
Greek MythologyWinnetka Graded Book List, 1926