Pandora's Box: Myth for Kids Ages 5-8

For having received the fire of the gods from Prometheus and having believed themselves the equals of the gods, humans will be punished—Zeus has so decreed! He therefore orders the gods and goddesses of Olympus to create the first mortal woman: Pandora. They shape her and bestow upon her gifts and the breath of life. Once she is ready, Zeus gives Pandora a box, which he tells her not to open under any circumstances, and sends her to Earth. Day after day, the curiosity given by the gods grows within her, and Pandora ends up opening the box... A modern version of the myth Pandora is a heroine often misunderstood: usually considered responsible for all the ills of the Earth because of her curiosity, we come to understand that she is actually part of Zeus’s plan to punish humans for having believed themselves the equals of the gods. At the end of the book, the myth is placed back into the context of ancient Greece: myths were written by male poets and, at that time and for centuries, men did not consider women their equals. The double ending encourages curiosity, which leads to reflection and knowledge. Learning through storytelling Thanks to the narrative, the child learns vocabulary “without even realizing it.” What is a jar, a saying? Each difficult term is explained by its context or within the body of the text. With a family tree of the hero at the beginning of the book to help you get your bearings in the story! Format: 19 x 19 x 1 cm, 32 pages Age range: 5 to 8 years