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The Beautiful Stories of Life
- Author
- Cynthia Rylant
- Narrator
- Alyssa Bresnahan
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 8 May 2009
- Run Time
- 1 hour 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Cynthia Rylant
- Narrator
- Alyssa Bresnahan
- Duration
- 1 hour 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 May 2009
- ISBN
- 9781440719141
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
Synopsis
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Cynthia Rylant has also received the Caldecott Award and numerous other honors. In The Beautiful Stories of Life, Rylant vividly retells the Greek myths of Pandora, Pygmalion, Narcissus, Perse-phone, Orpheus, and Psyche. Exploring classic themes of love, destruction, vanity, and redemption, these tales will introduce young readers to the exciting world of Greek mythology.
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