Atalanta's Race

Atalanta's Race
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618051540

Retells the myth of the Greek princess, rejected by her father, raised by bears, won in marriage in a race by Melanion, and then changed into a lioness by an angry Aphrodite.

Atalanta's Race, King Midas and the Golden Touch, the Flight of Daedalus and Icarus

Atalanta's Race, King Midas and the Golden Touch, the Flight of Daedalus and Icarus
Author: Jeannette Sanderson
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2010
Genre:
ISBN: 1936258293

Hippomenes challenges Atalanta, the fastest runner in the land, to a life-or-death footrace. Greedy King Midas gets his wish that all he touches turns gold. The imprisoned inventor Daedalus figures a way to fly himself and his son to freedom. But what twists might the gods have in mind for these mortals? Read this book to find out.

Atalanta

Atalanta
Author: Justine Fontes
Publisher: Graphic Universe
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0822565692

A retelling, in graphic novel form, of the story of the independent girl whose resolve to never marry is tested when her father insists that she choose a husband.

The Race of the Golden Apples

The Race of the Golden Apples
Author: Claire Martin
Publisher: Dial
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

A Greek princess, raised by bears in the forest and then returned to her rightful place in the kingdom, refuses to marry unless the man can outrun her in a footrace.

Myth-O-Mania: Go for the Gold, Atalanta!

Myth-O-Mania: Go for the Gold, Atalanta!
Author: Kate McMullan
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1434246833

A retelling, with a modern spin, of the Greek myth in which Atalanta finally agrees to marry but only if the man can outrun her in a footrace.

Leveled Texts: Atalanta and Hippomenes, The Race

Leveled Texts: Atalanta and Hippomenes, The Race
Author: Stephanie Paris
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 9
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1425871232

All students can learn about character using a classic mythology passage written at four reading levels. Symbols on the pages represent reading-level ranges to help differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the text.

The Wings of Atalanta

The Wings of Atalanta
Author: Mark Richardson
Publisher: Camden House (NY)
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2019
Genre: History
ISBN: 1571132392

Frederick Douglass and the philosophy of slavery -- W.E.B. Du Bois and the redemption of the body -- The mephistophelean skepticism of Stephen Crane -- Charles Chesnutt: nowhere to turn -- Richard Wright: exile as Native son -- Peasant dreams: reading on the road -- Conclusion.

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
Author: Padraic Colum
Publisher: MacMillan
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1921
Genre: Argonauts (Greek mythology)
ISBN:

Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc.