Picture Book 10

Title: The Legend of Atlantis

Author: Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Illustrator: Mike Cressy
Readability Score: N/A
Theme: Until you find it, its a legend.
Genre: Realistic Fantasy
Sub Genre: Fantasy
Primary or Secondary characters: None
Awards: None
Date of Publication: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4048-6656-0
Publishing Company: Picture Window Books
Brief Summary: This book tells about the legend of Atlantis. The legend of Atlantis includes stories of the people that lived there and how wealthy the island was. They had houses made of red,white, and black stones. They were also said to have had fruits and vegetables that the world had never seen and it is rumored even the banana came from Atlantis. Soon the people of Atlantis became blinded by their wealthy and began to fight with each other. This quarreling angered the god Zeus and he allowed the ocean to swallow up the island. Never to be seen again. The remainder of the book tells about where people believe Atlantis was and why they believe so. Some believe it sunk near the Bahamas or Spain. The book goes on to tell of scientist who actually look for Atlantis using underwater techniques, satellites, and good old fashion digging. Finally the book concludes with other cities that are rumored to have existed, but no longer can be found.
How you would use: This would be a fun story to discuss in class and talk about whether the students believe Atlantis was real or not. Its a good way to get a quick History lesson to the students who may not know about place like Greece which is believed to be underwater one day itself. Finally I would have the students draw their own conclusions about Atlantis in a short story they write on their own.