Say Cheese, Medusa! (Myth-O-Mania Series #3)

by Kate McMullan, Denis Zilber (Illustrator)

Overview

In Greek mythology, Medusa was a Gorgon — a winged monster with snakes for hair. Anyone who looked at her was instantly turned to stone. But she wasn't born that way. Not even close. Athena was so jealous of Medusa's beauty that she cursed her. Zeus changed the story to make his son, Perseus, look good. Hades is here to set the record straight on Perseus, Medusa, and everything in between.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434234421
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	Myth-O-Mania Series , #3
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	365,186
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kate McMullan is the author of the chapter book series Dragon Slayers' Academy as well as easy-readers featuring Fluffy, the Classroom Guinea Pig. She and her illustrator husband, Jim McMullan, have created several award-winning picture books, including I STINK!, I'M DIRTY!, and I'M BIG! Her latest work is SCHOOL! Adventures at Harvey N. Trouble Elementary in collaboration with the famed New Yorker cartoonist, George Booth. Kate and Jim live in Sag Harbor, NY, with two bulldogs and a mews named George.

Table of Contents

The cheese stands alone — Ricotta get outta here! — Horrible muensters! — Cheese all that — Grated! — Grrrrr-illed — The big cheese — Cheese puffery — Smoked, but gouda — Sharper cheddar — Cheese yummies — Cheesy Perseus — Brie careful! — Stinky! — Gorgon-zola.

Editorial Reviews

Like the series, will order all of them for the library.

NetGalley

Narrator, Hades, King of the Underworld, is here to shine some light on what really happened. Hilarious – one of our favorite series!

Imagination Soup blog

I've read and reviewed Nice Shot, Cupid, the fourth book. I liked this one better than the fourth one. I still find it irritating that Hades refers to his dog Cerberus as Cerbie and Persephone as P-Phone. Hades is the Lord of the Underworld, so it really irked me to read that but overall I did enjoy the story. Also, for the most part, I enjoyed the narration of Hades. Some of the betrayals of the gods and goddesses are, in my opinion, way off based. I know that it’s a retelling, but I would have liked to have seen some of the traits that people would expect based on the myths. I liked that it had a glossary that included information about the Gods and Goddesses mentioned. It also had discussion questions that adds to the book. I do believe kids will enjoy the series, but if for some reason they are looking for more of a pure myth, I recommend Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/186785390

GoodReads.com

With her trademark wit, Kate McMullan revitalizes the story of Medusa in Say Cheese, Medusa. This latest installment in the Myth-o-Mania series makes the story of how Medusa was gorganized to accessible to a new generation of children. This tongue-in-cheek story will keep them rolling in the aisles! http://clibrarian38401.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/myth-o-mania/

Adventures of a Chldren's Librarian

We are all familiar with Zeus’ version of Medusa’s story. Well, it turns out that Zeus is a bit of a myth-o-maniac, someone who spins wild myths that are not entirely true. Now it’s Hades chance to tell the REAL story of Medusa. This time, the way Medusa and her sisters become Gorgons is entirely different. And you won’t believe how hair care products play into the story. Hilarious! Even funnier, is what happens to Perseus when he goes after Medusa. Never has a Greek myth been so fun to read! This series has 8 books that can be read in any order. I want to read them all. I am especially excited for Keep a Lid On It, Pandora! They are being re-released with splashy new covers on August 1, 2011. RATING 5 Loved COVER COMMENTS Ha! Look at Medusa all green with her snake hair. I love this cartoon image. http://readingvacation.blogspot.com/2011/06/myth-o-mania-say-cheese-medusa-book.html

Reading Vacation blog

3rd Grade Summer Reading List

Imagination Soup

A word of warning: Never ever read this book while drinking or snacking. You’d choke on your drinks or food. Why? The book is too funny that I’m sure you’d find it hard to resist the urge to laugh. The mythologist will be going around tsk-ing at the twist, though. ‘Say Cheese, Medusa’ is not exactly the story where Perseus chopped off Medusa’s head and emerge a hero. It’s quite the other way around. A very refreshing and humorous touch to the age old serious story of heroism. I definitely can get used to reading the books in Myth o Mania series. It tickles my funny bones and I enjoyed it very much. http://cleffairy.com/?p=5483

Over a Cuppa Tea blog