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The Pomegranate Seeds: A Classic Greek Myth

Laura Geringer Bass

3.5/5 ( ratings)

When Demeter's young daughter, Persephone, is kidnapped by the king of the underworld, the earth-goddess decrees that nothing will grow on Earth until the girl is returned to her. Laura Geringer brings a modern sensibility to her interpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's adaptation of the Greek myth about the origins of the seasons. She retells it as the story of a child caught between two adults who compete for her loyalty and affection. Leonid Gore's elegant and evocative paintings evoke the timeless world of myth.

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Release: September 09, 1995

ISBN: 0395681928

ISBN 13: 9780395681923

The Pomegranate Seeds: A Classic Greek Myth

Laura Geringer Bass

3.5/5 ( ratings)

When Demeter's young daughter, Persephone, is kidnapped by the king of the underworld, the earth-goddess decrees that nothing will grow on Earth until the girl is returned to her. Laura Geringer brings a modern sensibility to her interpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's adaptation of the Greek myth about the origins of the seasons. She retells it as the story of a child caught between two adults who compete for her loyalty and affection. Leonid Gore's elegant and evocative paintings evoke the timeless world of myth.

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Release: September 09, 1995

ISBN: 0395681928

ISBN 13: 9780395681923

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