Echo Echo by Marilyn Singer - ISBN: 9780803739925
Hardcover
Greek myths retold in reverse: see both sides of the story.

Echo Echo

Reverso Poems About Greek Myths

$36.44

  • Hardcover

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    1 May 2016

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Summary

From the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror comes a new book of reversos, this time based on Greek myths! A delightful book of unique reversible poems based on Greek myths!

“Marilyn Singer’s ingenious ‘reverso’ poems are child-friendly feats of verbal pyrotechnics” - The New York Times

“The perfect supplement or introduction to Pandora, King Midas, Icarus, and the rest of the bunch of fantastically flawed gods, monsters, and mortals…easy and rewarding to read.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780803739925
ISBN-10:0803739923
Author:Marilyn Singer, Josée Masse
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Dial Books for Young Readers,US
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:1 May 2016
Weight:414g
Dimensions:262mm x 264mm x 10mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A visual and interpretive feast bringing timeless tales to a young audience.” –

A New York Public Library Best of the Year pickAn SLJ Best Book of the YearA Nerdy Book Club Award winner* “Another inventive exploration of stories readers thought they knew.” — Publishers Weekly* “A witty, seductive pairing of poetic imagination and artistic vision.” — School Library Journal“A visual and interpretive feast bringing timeless tales to a young audience.” — Kirkus Reviews“A wonderful addition to poetry collections andaccompaniment for the myths.“— Booklist“Marilyn Singer’s ingenious ‘reverso’ poems are child-friendly feats of verbal pyrotechnics” — The New York Times“The perfect supplement or introduction to Pandora, King Midas, Icarus, and the rest of the bunch of fantastically flawed gods, monsters, and mortals…easy and rewarding to read.” — The Boston Globe“Delightful…vivid, glowing.” —The Wall Street Journal“Mythology and Western civ curricula will grab greedily for this one.” —BCCB

About The Author

Marilyn Singer

Marilyn Singer is an award-winning author of more than 90 children’s books in a wide variety of genres.

Josee Masse is a recognized artist in her native Canada, having illustrated numerous French and American picture books.

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