The Book of Goddesses - Hardcover

Waldherr, Kris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1885223307 ISBN 13: 9781885223302

Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co, 1996

Synopsis

Profiles of major goddesses from human history include the stories of the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena; Tara, the Tibetan goddess of wisdom; and Benzai-Ten, the Japanese goddess of beauty and music, in a young reader's introduction complemented by twenty-six lavish watercolor illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

Kris Waldherr is a well-known author and illustrator. In addition to The Book of Goddesses (which was the inspiration for a music CD, several illustrated calendars, and an enormously popular tarot set, The Goddess Tarot), she is the author of Embracing the Goddess Within. Her web site, www.artandwords.com, receives more than 500,000 hits per month, and her paintings have been showcased in museums across the U.S. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-7?This collection offers unique information to students of women's history and lovers of mythology. Waldherr has researched her topic extensively. Her cohesive, succinct summaries of each goddess?one for each letter of the alphabet?read like stories as well as convey the subjects' significance. Familiar deities of Greece and Rome share equal space with the less familiar Kuan Yin of China, Yemana of Cuba, and Oya of Nigeria. The author also includes the engrossing stories of goddesses of Java, Sumeria, Mexico, Norway, and 10 other locations. Most of them represent virtues and values such as mercy, love, comfort, and fertility, though some are associated with wrath and revenge. One page of text, framed by a decorative border and background illustration, and a full-page portrait are devoted to each woman. Waldherr's watercolors depict the goddesses in their traditional garments surrounded by the most important motifs of their myths. The artist pays particular attention to ethnic details. The volume includes a pronunciation guide and an extensive source list, which contributes to its research value. Aliki's Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (HarperCollins, 1994) is for a younger audience and is of limited scope. Patricia Monaghan's The Book of Goddesses and Heroines (Llewellyn, 1990) contains many more entries, but has no illustrations and is not written specifically for children. Waldherr's book can be used to supplement read-alouds, and older children will enjoy it on their own.?Cheri Estes, Detroit Country Day School Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1885223307
• ISBN 13: 9781885223302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 64