Myths and Legends : From Around The World

Title: Myths and Legends from around the World

Author: Sandy Shepard

Illustrator: Tudor Humpries

Medium: Unknown

Additional Information: This book is a compilation of myths and legends that was retold all over the world.

Literary Elements:

-The stories are mostly read-able by young readers. There is a simple structure of the stories and its contexts. The languages in it are edited to match the age-appropriate readers. There are no set themes since this book is included a bunch of stories that was retold though the generations. The illustrations was well done because it has often being done to matched up with accounts of the stories. 

Evaluation: 

-This book is really well done, and even if the stories are accurate or not. It does make up for such fantasy that the readers can read about and imagine it in their heads. This book is also a good reference and an aid in understanding various cultures, because this book contain many stories that was collected from cultures that are completely foreign to us. This can either be used to offer us a small insight into what different culture might has to offer to us.

Critical Elements: 

-The stories in this book is really fascinating  and it is an excellent tool for students to evaluate then figure out if this book have certain elements that they can apply to their lives. Most myths and legends that was retold through the history often offered a moral lesson and how they can learn from it. Students can look for that element and learn how to interpret it for the rest of us.