D'Aulaires' book of Norse myths
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The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Children meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of Norse folklore and its fantastical Northern landscape.
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9781590171257
159017125
9781681377896
159017125
9781681377896
Table of Contents
From the Book
The first gods and giants
The creation of the world
The creation of man
Yggdrasil, the world tree
Asgard and the aesir gods
Odin, the all-father
Thor, the thunder-god
Loki, the god of the jotun race
Sifs golden hair
Loki's monstrous brood
Balder, the god of light
Heimdall, the watchman of asgard
Njord, frey and freya
Bragi, god of poetry
Odin's eight-legged steed
The valkyries and valhalla
Frigg and the goddesses
Freya's wonderful necklace
Idunn's apples of youth
Skade, the ski-goddess
Frey and gerd, the jotun maiden
The theft of thor's hammer
Thor and the jotun geirrod
Thor and the jotun utgardsloki
Thor and the jotun rungnir
Thor and the jotun aegir
The death of balder
Loki's punishment
Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods
A new world.
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Published Reviews
Horn Book Review
Originally published as Norse Gods and Giants, this lavishly illustrated compendium includes an insightful introduction by Michael Chabon. The d'Aulaires manage to capture the wildness and strangeness of the Norse pantheon with their bold lithographs and no-nonsense prose. Now a new generation of children can enjoy this impressive volume as much as their parents did. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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