Thursday, August 24, 2017

Gunderson, Jessica. Olympians vs Titans: A Chilling Interactive Adventure.

Gunderson, Jessica.  Olympians vs Titans: A Chilling Interactive Adventure. Capstone Publishers 2017  112p  $31.99  ISBN 978-1-5157-4820-5  elem/ms  Mythology  VG-BN         

In a retelling from Greek mythology in a choose-your-own-adventure format, this title chronicles the battle between the Titans and the Olympians.  The reader gets to choose to be Zeus, Cronus or Prometheus, the god of wisdom.  Within the story of each character there are multiple opportunities for differing paths to follow.  Some choices lead to good conclusions, some to bad endings.  As the reader makes choices, he or she is also learning a great deal about Greek mythology.

This title, along with the others in the set, would be a good supplement to the study of Greek mythology.  It tells the stories in a fun format.
 
The final chapter gives additional information about the outcome of this war.  There is a list of some of the Greek gods and goddesses involved in the story, and there are three questions for the reader to explore further, three print sources for further information, and information about a publisher-sponsored web site.  A glossary, bibliography and index are included.
 
This title can be read and understood by a younger reader, but will be most appropriate in conjunction with the study of Greek mythology usual in grade 7.  

There are eight titles in the You Choose: Greek Myths series.  Each presents characters from Greek mythology in a choose-your-own-adventure format.   

Summary: This title tells the story of the battle between Cronus, head of the Titans, and Zeus, head of the Olympians.  The reader makes choices about which character to be and which actions to take.  These choices can lead to death or to success.  Grades 5-8 


Greek mythology                                                         --Joan Theal

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