We’ve read Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom twice at my book club; it’s the first of the Heroes in Training series. With older kids reading Heroes of Olympus and other books based on Greek and Roman mythology, I find that the younger ones are excited by the same themes too. This series serves as the perfect introduction! I’m looking forward to reading this story about young Poseidon with my young book clubbers! Here’s what we’ll do as we read.
Mythology
The scope of mythology is limitless! Storytelling is an important part of my book club, and I will ask each child to tell me a myth that they know, focusing on keeping it clear and brief!
What if ...?
An unusual “what-if” question makes for an unusual story! Poseidon and the Sea of Fury features a young Poseidon who is terrified of water, and here, we have a fun, imaginative idea. What if the god of the sea was afraid of water? At my book club, we’ll work together to create a range of imaginative questions, each of which could be the seed of a story.
Vocabulary
Word puzzles are always fun, so let’s do one about monsters from around the world! We’ll do either a word search or a criss-cross puzzle to discover a range of monsters we find in myths around the world!
Join a book club!
Whenever I introduce a series of books to my book club, I love how some of them are sucked into the world of the series and devour book after book! Heroes in Training is one of many chapter book series for early readers. Join us and discover another book that children all over the world love!
Leave a Reply