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A sumptuously illustrated picture book by the author of the award-winning THE BOOK OF GODDESSES.
When Persephone bends down to pick a blood-red narcissus, the earth suddenly splits in two. From the abyss a golden chariot appears, and its mysterious driver drags Persephone into the crevice. Then the earth seals shut with a shudder. Deep in the darkness of the underworld, Persephone discovers that she has been abducted by Pluto who loves her and makes her his queen. But Persephone is inconsolable, knowing she will never seethe sun or her mother Demeter again. Then the grief-stricken Demeter, goddess of the harvest, refuses to allow spring to return unless she is reunited with her daughter. And as the earth becomes frozen and the wheat fields barren, the survival of the earth is uncertain. Will Pluto free Persephone, or is the earth doomed?
Kris Waldherr’s breathtaking illustrations, filled with mystery and magic, enrich this haunting Greek myth that will linger in the mind long after the last page has been turned. Praised by the New York Times Book Review for its “quality of myth and magic” and by Jean Shinoda Bolen, author of the best-selling Goddesses in Everywoman, as "a beautifully done retelling of the major mother-daughter myth."
BOOK EXCERPT:
A long time ago, when gods and goddesses still lived among humans, Demeter, goddess of the harvest, had a daughter named Persephone whom she treasured more than the earth. Together they roamed through forests and fields as Demeter brought forth food and flowers from the soil.
Persephone loved her mother’s company and was rarely seen apart from her.
One day as she gathered blossoms in a meadow, Persephone noticed a flower unlike any other. It was a narcissus, so deep a red it was almost black. Its unusual color frightened her. Persephone did not pick it but instead went home. She did not tell her mother about it.
That night Persephone dreamt of the blood-red narcissus turning into a cool ripe fruit too delicious to eat. Abruptly she awoke. She slipped out of bed and ran to the meadow where she had seen the flower. The narcissus was still there, luminous in the light from the full moon. She forgot her fear and bent to pluck it.
Suddenly the earth split in two....
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Descriptions Persephone and the Pomegranate: A Myth of Greece book
A sumptuously illustrated picture book by the author of the award-winning THE BOOK OF GODDESSES.
When Persephone bends down to pick a blood-red narcissus, the earth suddenly splits in two. From the abyss a golden chariot appears, and its mysterious driver drags Persephone into the crevice. Then the earth seals shut with a shudder. Deep in the darkness of the underworld, Persephone discovers that she has been abducted by Pluto who loves her and makes her his queen. But Persephone is inconsolable, knowing she will never seethe sun or her mother Demeter again. Then the grief-stricken Demeter, goddess of the harvest, refuses to allow spring to return unless she is reunited with her daughter. And as the earth becomes frozen and the wheat fields barren, the survival of the earth is uncertain. Will Pluto free Persephone, or is the earth doomed?
Kris Waldherr’s breathtaking illustrations, filled with mystery and magic, enrich this haunting Greek myth that will linger in the mind long after the last page has been turned. Praised by the New York Times Book Review for its “quality of myth and magic” and by Jean Shinoda Bolen, author of the best-selling Goddesses in Everywoman, as "a beautifully done retelling of the major mother-daughter myth."
BOOK EXCERPT:
A long time ago, when gods and goddesses still lived among humans, Demeter, goddess of the harvest, had a daughter named Persephone whom she treasured more than the earth. Together they roamed through forests and fields as Demeter brought forth food and flowers from the soil.
Persephone loved her mother’s company and was rarely seen apart from her.
One day as she gathered blossoms in a meadow, Persephone noticed a flower unlike any other. It was a narcissus, so deep a red it was almost black. Its unusual color frightened her. Persephone did not pick it but instead went home. She did not tell her mother about it.
That night Persephone dreamt of the blood-red narcissus turning into a cool ripe fruit too delicious to eat. Abruptly she awoke. She slipped out of bed and ran to the meadow where she had seen the flower. The narcissus was still there, luminous in the light from the full moon. She forgot her fear and bent to pluck it.
Suddenly the earth split in two....
Excerpted from Persephone and the Pomegranate: A Myth of Greece by Kris Waldherr. All rights reserved. , Books To Read Before College .
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK FOR FREE