Retold Classic Myths/Folktales   Item #: PF2601   Interest Level: Gr. 5–Adult   Reading Level: Gr. 5–6   Components: Paperback Novels with Reproducible Activities Sale Price: $140.00 « Back to product page

This series offers selections from all over the globe, giving students fascinating insights into different cultures. Illustrations, footnotes, highlighted vocabulary words, and cultural information aid comprehension. Each anthology contains 120-160 pages, and each kit includes 10 books and a book of reproducible activities to reinforce vocabulary, comprehension, writing and thinking skills.

Retold Classic Myths Volume 1
Aeneas' Trip to Underworld, Circe and Odysseus, Creation of Titans and Gods, Cupid and Psyche, Follies of Midas, Jason and Golden Fleece, Prometheus, and Labors of Heracles.

Retold Classic Myths Volume 2
Achilles and Hector, Antigone, Odysseus and the Cyclops, Oedipus, Orpheus and Eurydice, Perseus, The Theft of Persephone, and The Trojan Horse.

Retold Classic Myths Volume 3
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, Atlanta, Heracles and Admetus, The Judgment of Paris, Odysseus' Return, Orestes, Pandora and Theseus and Ariadne.

Retold African Myths
Eighteen adapted myths from various African cultures are divided into six categories: Creation, Death, Gods and Mortals, Tricksters, How and Why, and Right and Wrong.

Retold World Myths
Bao Chu's Search for the Sun (Chinese), The Death of Osiris (Egyptian), Lindu's Veil of Stars (Slavic), Rama and Sita(Hindu), Finn MacCool's Revenge (Irish) and several more.

Retold Native American Myths
Ten adapted myths from Chippewa, Sioux, Hopi, and other nations are divided into five categories: Creation, Romance, Heroes, Tricksters, and How and Why.

Retold Northern European Myths
Eight adapted myths, including: Beowulf, Siegfried, and The Death of King Arthur, represent the people and folkways of England, Scandinavia, Germany, Ireland, and Wales.

Retold African-American Folktales
Fourteen traditional African American folktales are arranged in four categories, including Friendship, Tricksters,How and Why, Right and Wrong.

Retold Asian Myths
Divided into sections entitled Gods and Humans, Love, Friends, Neighbors, Smart and Not-So-Smart, and How and Why, this anthology includes 15 myths from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and the Philippine Islands.

Retold Mexican-American Folktales
Eight RETOLD folktales from the Southwestern United States and Mexico are divided into four categories: Ghosts and hauntings, Tricksters, Romance, and Right and Wrong.

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education