Over goden en mensen
(About Gods and Men)
Author: Daan Remmerts de Vries
Illustrator: Douwe Dijkstra
Original language: Dutch
Translated into English: Not
Published: September 2024
Publisher: Lannoo
EAN: 9789401497701
Price: € 27.99 (HC)
Age: 10 years old and up
In Over goden en mensen (Over Gods and Men) by Daan Remmerts de Vries - just like in all the Greek Mythology books that you can find on snazzie this month - all kinds of well-known figures from the Greek Antiquity pass you by. But... because of the original starting point of the writer you experience these stories in a different way. He describes the arrival of the people on earth.
How the gods looked down, from their high, high mountain Olympus and saw that more and more people were coming. How everything changed because of this. Because those people may build temples and make sacrifices to the gods, but at the same time they also built bigger and bigger cities. They cut down the forests to build and as if that wasn't enough they also nicked the fire, from the gods.
The Gods realised slowly it would never again be the same...these people were here to stay
But not only are the stories special, the artwork in this book is very special too. The beautiful and exciting pictures were made by illustrator Douwe Dijkstra. Don't forget to look at his website, then you will see much more of his work. A beautiful possession for a lifetime, this special book! - Sadly this book is not translated into English
3+ radiant shining stars for Over Goden en Mensen (About Gods and Men), from the young listeners and their readers!