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Competition?...I'm really not fond of competition.

This poetry book would be a great way to introduce Greek Mythology to students in an interesting, engaging way. During a week on Greek culture, the teacher could read one of these poems a day, but have the book present so that the students could read more of them if they wanted to.

Echo Echo is a collection of poems that bring several Greek myths to life. Many famous Greek myths are included such as the story of Athena and Arachne. With strong themes and poetic structure, this a great poetry collection for any reader.

There is no man who wouldn't be scared stiff.
Petrified indeed, I must have your head
stone-hearted monster!

This book would be great to use in Social Studies. Students could do projects on Greek Mythology and use the poems as a resource or a starting point.

This book includes poems about Greek Myths. When reading, you can feel the attitudes and emotions that each of the gods or goddesses is feeling within their poem. At the bottom of the page under the poems, that gives a little more background to the character. I did not notice any rhyming within the poems, but I did notice the different paces.

“Wonderous!
How
life-
like!
There is nothing is this world
so perfect.
Oh, these lips, hands, eyes!
The artist
is in love with
his creation.
Let a heartfelt wish be granted,
Kind Venus:
Only you could make this stone breathe!“

I would use this with much older students who are at a higher reading level as some of the poems are a little more involved. Because this is also surrounding historical elements it can be a fun way to teach about greek mythology.

This is a collection of poems about all the different Greek myths. They use rhyming and storytelling poetry aspects that make it easy to follow. Telling stories while utilizing aspects of poetry allows for the reader to think deeper about what is being said.

I really really enjoyed this book. It has poems about each different pair in greek mythology. The exciting part of this book is that one poem reversed says something completely different. It was so interesting to see how the change in punctuation but not the change of words is what really changes the meaning of the story. This would be great for students to read in many different aspects especially talking about the importance of punctuation.

“Competition?... I'm really not fond of competition.“

This book uses repetition in some of the books where the lines repeat on each side of the poem. In the Arachne and Athena poem they repeat “I am already“ a few times but each in their own way with the following information. This book would be great in any aged classroom to teach about poems and their devices.

This is a collection of Greek myths and “reverso poems“. I really enjoyed the Arachne and Athena poem featured in the book. It has a two sided theme that contrasts each other and shows the similarities between the two as well.

#BoundTogetherJune Day 3: Echo Echo is definitely #RepeatAWord. Singer‘s reverso poetry book reminded me of my forgotten childhood when I was lost in books, avidly reading these stories that I could not get enough of. Singer managed to capture the very essence of truly remarkable and timeless tales and distill them in such challenging verse, a poetic form that she invented herself. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-eli

“Once our imaginations are opened, they can never again be closed.”

This book is really neat! I would use it in a classroom when learning about mythical creatures or incorporating creative ideas!

Poetry. This book is yet another reverse poem book read by Marilyn Singer. This book of poems can be a great introduction for Greek mythology! The poems are very silly and easy to keep children‘s attention. Each poem tells a different point of view as the poem is told twice. Original myths and legends can be perceived differently after reading each version of the poem. The illustrations set a tone throughout the book as certain colors are used.

Pygmalion and Galatea

Wondrous!/ How/ life-/ like! There is nothing in this world/ so perfect. Oh, these lips, hands, eyes!/ The artist/ is in love with/ his creation./ Let a heartfelt wish be granted,/ kind Venus:/ Only you could make this stone breathe!

Now read reverse

This book would do really well in a third to fourth grade classroom. Teachers could leave this book in their library to let the children find on their own, or they can read on poem out loud. It would be interesting to not tell the students these poems can be read backwards and then read the poem backwards as a surprise.

All of these poems are reverso poems. When you read it one way, it tells one story. When you read it a different way, a completely new story is told. Readers will enjoy reading these free verse poems on many greek myths like pandoras box or Icarus. The

“There is nothing in this world like life! How wondrous!”

I thought the composition of these poems are genius! I love that they echo each other to keep the story going. I think that children would love to make this interactive! Definitely a classroom pick that could be tied into curriculum.

This 2016 collection of poems focuses around Ancient Greece. The poems are set up in an echoing fashion. One person reads one part that leaves you wondering and then the next person picks up the story. Most of them rhyme and they‘re pretty succinct. I think this could be a fun interactive story!

Once our imaginations are opened,
they can never again be closed.
Gods and mortals
enter these portals to
tellers and listeners alike.
We,
the world,
make sense of
these myths.

I loved how each page had a split down the middle, one side being white and the other side being blue to show the difference between the two gods or goddesses. I also loved how the illustrations had two sides as well and showed how they were connected with each other.

I loved this book of poems about greek myths. Each poem had two poems going along with two greek gods or goddesses. I loved how at the bottom of each page was more details about each god or goddess and how they relate to each other.

“These myths make sense of the world”

I love this book! would be super fun to do along with history lesson in mythology. The poems are fun and easy to read. The illustrations really bring the poems and stories to life as well.

This book is WONDERFUL! I love the illustrations so much and it is all classic stories but turned into poems. It was published in 2016 so it is on the newer side. The colors are vibrant and the poems are fun for kids! I read Pandora and the Box, Narcissus and Echo, Gods and Mortals and Perseus and Medusa! Wonderful poem book!

Beautiful artwork inspired by ancient history! Great tie in with the poetry unit!

Published in 2016, echo echo is a very unique for of poetry that you can read two different ways. This gives the same set of words different tones! I think kids minds will be blown when reading this in school! The images are also flipped making for and even more exciting read!

This is another poetry book that tells short stories which get flipped and told backwards as well. Both show two different stories, yet with the same context. The poems are rather short and not ran on. It gives good imaginary senses, however this book is all about Greek myths. This is something some kids might find really interesting and a lot of times, great morals can come out of them!

This book would be fun for a child to read if they're into Greek mythology. It might be a good introduction to it as well. This book is meant to get the children's minds working and I think the interest a kid might have in it, is what compels me most!

“Alone, holding on to hope, she opened that darn box.”

I would use this book in a future classroom because it is educational and explores Greek mythology and I think children would find it very interesting. It also rhymes which I think will keep children engaged.