Greek Mythology (Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides)

This is so well written for young intermediate readers. I bought a set of them to use with my third grade class. The kids love the style of writing and the drawings in each chapter. It makes a superb book for kids who love mythology, but could use a little tweaking for us teachers. :)I wish each chapter of his books were more descriptive so while previewing we could see what topics were discussed (Ken Jennings titles each chapter after a class period- 'period 1', 'period 2', 'period 3', lunch, etc.).He has a great "trading card" format for the major gods for kids wanting to find out specifics about a favorite god (powers, symbols, family members, interesting facts) and I wish he would do the same for a large portion of the minor gods as well.Lastly, I really wish he had an index! The kids who wish to find out about Prometheus, for example, have a really hard time finding it with both the nondescript chapter titles and the lack of an index.I realize Ken Jennings probably wasn't intending for his books to be used by classroom teachers, but I LOVE how he writes for kids. His style is entertaining and fact-filled. Kids love them!And if Ken Jennings were ever to read this review- I wish he'd write a book summarizing the Greek myth stories for kids. I've bought many written by other authors...some are hard for third graders to read, others leave out too many details and yet most only have a select few myths.These books are phenomenal for 8-12 year olds. I find even those who shy away from nonfiction are eager to read these!

My 8-year old daughter loved this book. I just wish it was a little more dense and would have lasted her longer than an afternoon.

My 11 year old boy loves his books filled with fun facts about mythology. We have also the book of the human body and it is super fun to read. Even I read it in the bathroom.

I'm an adult reading this book because it is about a topic I don't know that much about, and its author is Ken Jennings. I've read a couple of his other books, and this one is just as witty and fun to read. I don't know if kids will get all the humor, but I suspect they will find them fun to read and will learn some things in the process. So I recommend them. For me, I hope it helps me get a few trivia questions right that I would have missed in the past.

Was requested by school. My son did not enjoy the book a it was mostly facts not very interesting

I give this a 5 stars,because even reading this as a adult this was educational,informative.It's well written.Thank you Mr. Jennings.

Thanks Ken Jennings. High level information formatted so that a curious 9 year old can dig right in, have some fun doing it (entertaingly written). My son was very sad that he had to sit through 60 minutes of his little sister's gymnastics practice without an "electronic device" but I pulled this out and when practice was over I had to literally stick my hand between his face and the book to get his attention back from it. Awesome, and he's going to kick butt at cocktail party conversation in a decade or so.

My son read this for a school expert report. It was a quick and enjoyable read for a 4th grader. He needed 3 sources and this was one of them. It was informative yet presented in a way that makes the content accessible and entertaining. My son had read both Percy Jackson series, and has moved onto the Kane Chronicles so he does already find the subject matter interesting. I would recommend this for any student 2nd grade and up.

I picked up this book to supplement my university myth course. It has been absolutely perfect for quick and simple review of main events and characters.It's G-rated so if you're hoping this will give you in depth information, it won't. But it is great as an introduction to myth for children and my classmates and I have found it useful right before exams as it breaks down quests and characters in lists, etc.

Lots of information. Great book for kids. No big drawings just kinda like doodles throughout.