Recently we reviewed quite a few books that dealt with Ancient Greece, (see our directory here), but we didn't pull together any comprehensive reading list. So here is one that ought to help you track down both Fiction and Non-Fiction books at the library, for your classroom, and for your home shelves.
These books begin at the AR 2 level and go up to 3.0. We'll be adding additional books later, so check back.
Snake Hair: The story of Medusa
by Stephanie Spinner
GoodReads —average grade 4.75 — 4 votes
Amazon - top rated
Description: FICTION: This book recounts how the Greek hero Perseus vanquished the serpent-haired Medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone.
Pam's review - highly recommended
Reading Information:Pam's review - highly recommended
Word Count: 900
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.2 / points: .05
AR quiz: 55255
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- ISBN-10: 0448419815
- sample pages
Michael Townsend's Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders
by Michael Townsend
GoodReads —average grade 3.75 — 44 votes
Amazon — top rated
Description: FICTION: This collection of ten comics interprets Greek myths, depicting stories about characters such as King Midas, Pandora, Arachne, Icarus, Hercules, and others.
Our Review -- highly recommended
Reading Information:
Word Count: 10,068
Page Count: 160
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.8 / points: .05
AR quiz: 138501
- Publisher: Dial (2010)
- ISBN-10: 0803733089
- amazon
Pandora
by Gary Reed
Description: FICTION: This book presents the Greek myth of Pandora, the woman whose curiosity leads her to open a box she was warned to keep closed, releasing evil and hope into the world.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 892
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.8 / points: .05
AR quiz: 121011
- Publisher: Magic Wagon (2008)
- ISBN-10: 1602701385
- amazon
Temples
by Valerie Bodden
Description: This book uses simple text to explain how Greek temples were built and introduces the people who used them.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 472
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.9 / points: .05
AR quiz: 120374
- Publisher: Creative Education (2008)
- ISBN-10: 1583415602
- amazon
Lost in the Labyrinth
by L. A. Peacock
Description: FICTION: Twins Jess and Josh have discovered an astonishing secret in their family's attic: a time-compass that whisks them back to ancient Greece. But where is mysterious Uncle Harry? And can they escape from the deadly Minotaur?
Reading Information:
Word Count: 10,110
Page Count: 94
Accelerated Reading level: 3.0 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 65430
- Publisher: Scholastic (2010)
- ISBN-10: 0545247659
- amazon
Mount Olympus Basketball
by Kevin O'Malley
**STARRED Review** School Library Journal
GoodReads —average grade 4.5 — 4 votes
Description: FICTION: Zeus, Hera, Athene, Poseidon, and Hades pull some dirty tricks as they face off against Hercules, Jason, Odysseus, Achilles, and Theseus in this gods versus mortals basketball game in ancient Greece.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 1,061
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.0 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 69989
Lexile: 300L
- Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-10: 0802777287
- sample pages
The Shepherd and the Racehorse
by Susan Blackaby
Description: FICTION: Yearning to become a charioteer like his brother, young Felix, a shepherd slave, takes on the challenge of training a magnificent racehorse and hopes he will win the race for his brother and possibly earn his own freedom.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 3,156
Page Count: 64
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 119872
Lexile: 430L
- Publisher: Picture Window Books
- ISBN-10: 1404840613
- amazon
Medusa (Short Tales Greek Myths)
by Rob M. Worley
Description: This book presents the Greek myth of Medusa, the vain woman who is transformed into a snake-haired monster and whose glance turns people into stone.
The lively comic-book-style illustrations capture the drama... --School Library Journal, August 1, 2008
Reading Information:
Word Count: 822
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 121010
- Publisher: Magic Wagon
- ISBN-10: 1602701377
- amazon
Death Of Lies: Socrates
by Margo Sorenson
Description: FICTION: Aleesa and Kenneth find themselves befriending Socrates to assure his safety and keep history unchanged.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 20,754
Page Count: 108
Accelerated Reading Level: 3.0 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 24553
Lexile: 350L
- Publisher: Perfection Learning
- ISBN-10: 0789121565
- amazon
