King Midas and the Golden Touch

Name: King Midas and the Golden Touch: A Breathtaking Greek Myth for Kids (Ages 4-8) About a Devoted Father, Greed, and the Wisdom of What Truly Matters
ISBN: 9780060540630

A Breathtaking Greek Myth for Kids (Ages 4-8) About a Devoted Father, Greed, and the Wisdom of What Truly Matters

Charlotte Craft, Kinuko Y. Craft

1999·32 pages·children

Fantasy Literary Fiction

classics folklore mythic fiction

"There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold." So begins this imaginative and breathtaking retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. When a mysterious stranger offers to reward Midas for a kindness, the king does not He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold. To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. But to his dismay, when he accidentally turns his beloved daughter into a golden statue, Midas learns that what at first seems a blessing can also become a curse.

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King Midas and the Golden Touch

A Breathtaking Greek Myth for Kids (Ages 4-8) About a Devoted Father, Greed, and the Wisdom of What Truly Matters

Charlotte Craft, Kinuko Y. Craft

Year

1999

Pages

Audience

children

Fantasy Literary Fiction

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