Atlantis and Other Lost Cities (Graphic Mysteries) by Rob Shone

Atlantis and Other Lost Cities (Graphic Mysteries) Reviews

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  Zamhari Bakti

  This book is good in the scenes of promoting reading habits for young people. Kids would love to read comics, but this is a book containing information related to famous tales, legends as well as history.
  
  The illustration coming with it is so much like you read comics but in the sense of knowledge.
  
  I would recommend it for those teenagers and even younger, if they can keep up with such font style. Perhaps those of 8 and 9 years old is suitable too.
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  Tiffanee

  This graphic novel was telling the tales of the origins of the three mythical lands; Atlantis, El Dorado, and Camelot. Atlantis first originated in one of Plato's work of arts, where he told the tale of a mythical land that was destroyed for its greed. Poseidon created this palace and island for his human love and the sons they shared together. He coated it with gold and gave them a rich place to live. Once the inhabitants were too greedy, Poseidon sent a storm to destroy it and place it underwater. Many researchers believe that it is in either Santorini, Greece or in the Bahamas. El Dorado was a tale of a land full of gold and treasure, which is said to be located in Souther America. Spanish conquistadors told the Spanish Royal Government of the gold that could be found there, and there was a specific civilisation that spilled gold into a lake every year. Many researchers have searched for this lake, dug it up, but have never found the gold lying underneath it. Camelot was the castle that King Arthur called home. Arthur and the Round Table were the ones who stopped the Saxon conquest in a huge battle. The castle is believed to have been destroyed after Arthur could no long defend it. It is meant to be located in England, as Arthur was the defender of Briton.
  
  I thought this graphic novel was surprisingly interesting. For such as easy read, and quick, the detail that I learned was incredible. I not only learned the background of these mythical lands, the attempts to find them, but also many of the dates of the possible myths that could have created it. I thought that if the author created it into a fiction story of each attempt to uncover the land, he could have a great trilogy of the lives of each place. A tale of Atlantis would be a great book now, even though Plato wrote it many years ago. I personally loved it.
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  Kathy Chung

  bought this for my son . I read it and found that it's not that engaging. the story tend to stop halfway. For example, Atlantis. Dr Mason dive in and saw something look like underwater road...and stort stopped there. it jumped to the story how Atlantis was created and how it disappeared.
  
  the stories of "other lost cities" was told in a similar style.
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  Lucia

  When reading this book it is necessary to keep in mind the audience it is intended for: children. As such it is educational and I like how it presents several options about the possible locations and stories.
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  Jarod

  Its a really good book.ineresting and it also has comics.
  It tells you about expeditions how people tried to find lost citys.
  I red it in less than one day one day