Around the globe, mythologies help us understand people and their relationship with the world. Some mythologies have stories that tell how the world was created. Belief systems also include powerful gods and goddesses as well as daring heroes and terrifying creatures. In Gods, Heroes, and Mythology, learn about all these stories, their importance in the cultures they came from, and how they continue to influence society today, Core Library is the must-have line of nonfiction books for supporting the Common Core State Standards for grades 3-6, Core Library Features: A wide variety of high-interest topics, Well-researched, dearly written informational text, Primary sources with accompanying questions, Multiple prompts and activities for writing, reading, and critical thinking, Charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps. Book jacket.