As we head into our studies of Ancient Greece I have been pulling out some of our favorite books and looking for more, and I thought I'd share a few links. Schola Rosa recommends D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, which is excellent. Mary Pope Osborne also has a nice collection called Favorite Greek Myths, and wrote a fun two-book version of the Odyssey, called Tales from the Odyssey, which is a good for younger readers. Rosemary Sutcliff's versions of the Iliad and Odyssey are a little more challenging and also very well done.
Schola Rosa bases many of the 4-6th grade writing assignments over the next couple of months on Andrew Lang's Tales of Greece and Troy. I took advantage of the free kindle version. Miss A says she is having a hard time keeping track of the story, which I think is mostly because of all the long Greek names. (For context, she read the first of the Pope Osborne series in an afternoon.) I thought the recorded version might be helpful with the names, but Grandma Rolling seems to be having as much trouble as we are! If you are looking for a more polished version, it is available on Audible.
We have also enjoyed the very engaging and dramatic Barefoot Books recorded version of the Adventures of Odysseus.
If you really want to experience the Odyssey, you can catch a live performance this Saturday at Westchester Community College.
What resources do you love for studying Ancient Greece?
