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The Man Who Stole Fire

The Story of Prometheus

Long ago, the very first people had no fur and no feathers… and no fire. Brrr!

Ages 4–6 · 32 pages · 8.5 × 8.5 in · Paperback and Kindle

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The story

What happens in this one.

This warm and funny picture book introduces children to Prometheus, the kind and clever Titan of Greek mythology who took fire from the gods and gave it to the very first people.

In short, rhythmic sentences made for reading aloud, with a big “Brrr!” and a “NOT ONE BIT!” for children to shout along, Orson Vale, creator of The Little Myths Library, retells the myth of the first fire for the very youngest listeners.

There is nothing frightening here: nobody is hurt, the eagle only asks questions, and every fire stays safely in its ring of stones — so The Man Who Stole Fire can be read to the smallest listeners at bedtime.

Read a sample

The first five pages, as they are printed.

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The opening of the story — 5 of the 26 story pages. Tap a page to start reading, then turn the pages with the arrows. The rest is in the book.

For the grown-up reading aloud

“About the Real Prometheus” is the last page.

Every book in the library closes with the original legend retold in plain words — so when the question comes after the last page, there is an answer on it. Nothing is watered down; what changes is the gentleness of the telling.

Reading age
4–6
Read-aloud time
About five minutes
Format
8.5 × 8.5 in paperback
Also on
Kindle, tap to enlarge

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