Thor Speaks!
A Guide to the Realms by the Norse God of Thunder
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
One day in the distant future, Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is destined to battle the giant snake that threatens to devour the world. Until then, mortals of Middle Earth look to Thor and his magic hammer for protection from evil. In this third volume of the Secrets of the Ancient Gods series, Thor takes time from his duties to lead readers through the mythological Norse realms, those mysterious worlds that are home to gods, giants, elves, and monsters. He also delves into the age of the Vikings and reveals how they lived and what they believed. Using Thor as her humorous narrator, author Vicky Alvear Shecter provides a well-researched and unconventional nonfiction introduction to Norse mythology. Includes a glossary, bibliography, and index.
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In this third entry in the Secrets of the Ancient Gods series (following Anubis Speaks! and Hades Speaks!), Shecter assumes the rough-and-tumble voice of "everyone's good-buddy' god," Thor, introducing more than a dozen myths and the gods central to them. Thor's unfussy perspective is just right for recapping myths that can be unpleasant in the details ("Ymir the ice-giant began to sweat, and from his stinky armpit emerged two giants"). Larson's delicately etched pen-and-ink illustrations have a creepy, Goreyesque edge as he pictures Odin and Thor visiting M mir's well, and the god of thunder doing battle against the great serpent J rungandr during Ragnar k. Extensive character descriptions, source notes, and a glossary round out this entertainingly informal introduction to Norse legends. Ages 9 12.
