Books about Greek and Roman Art 

Ages 5-12 
Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome
Laurie Carlson (Chicago Review Press, 1998)

Ages 9-12
Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: Greek and Roman Art
 Ruthie Knapp and Janice Lehmberg (Davis Publications, 2001)

Books about the Ancient World

Ages 6-10
	What Do We Know about the Egyptians?
Joanna Defrates (Peter Bedrick Books, 2001)

	What Do We Know about the Greeks?
	Ann Pearson (Peter Bedrick Books, 1992)

What Do We Know about the Romans?
Mike Corbishley (Peter Bedrick Books, 1991)

Ages 8-12
See-Through Mummies
John Malam (Running Press Kids, 2003)

Art in History series
Ancient Greek Art
Susie Hodge (Heinemann-Raintree, 2005)

Ancient Roman Art 
Susie Hodge (Heinemann-Raintree, 2005)

Cultural Atlas for Young People series
	Ancient Egypt
Geraldine Harris (Chelsea House Publications, 2007)
	
	Ancient Greece
Anton Powell (Chelsea House Publications, 2007)
	
Ancient Rome
Brown Reference Group (Chelsea House Publications, 2007)

Eyewitness Books series
	Ancient Egypt	
George Hart (DK Children, 2008)

	Ancient Greece
Anne Pearson (DK Children, 2007)

	Ancient Rome
	Simon James (DK Children, 2008)

Inside Story series
	A Roman Villa
Jacqueline Morley and John James (Hodder Wayland, 1996)

	A Greek Temple
Fiona MacDonald and Mark Bergin (Hodder Wayland, 1992)

Books about Greek and Roman Mythology

Ages 3-6
King Midas: The Golden Touch
Demi (Margaret K. McElderry, 2002)

Ages 5-9
Atalanta’s Race: A Greek Myth
Shirley Climo and Alexander Koshkin (Sandpiper, 2000)
	
Cupid and Psyche
M. Charlotte Craft, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft (Harper Collins, 1996)

The Story of Persephone
Penelope Farmer and Graham McCallum (William Morrow and Co., 1973)

Ages 8-12
The Adventures of Odysseus 
Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden, illustrated by Christina Balit (Barefoot Books, 2006)
	
The Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
Padraic Colum, illustrated by Will Pogany (Aladdin, 2004)

D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths
Ingrid D’Aulaire and Edgar Prain D’Aulaire (Delacourte Books for Young Readers, 1992)

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
Padraic Colum and Will Pogany (Aladdin, 2004)
	 
Ages 13 and up
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
Edith Hamilton (Grand Central Publishing, 1999)