{"id":157368,"date":"2026-03-09T16:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=157368"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:08:07","slug":"book-companions-with-the-4th-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/book-companions-with-the-4th-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Companions\u00a0with the 4th Grade\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of the \u201cBook Clubs\u201d program, the 4th Grade warmly welcomed the author <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Konstantina\u00a0Armeniakou<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The occasion was the book\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMyths of Water\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Efthymia\u00a0Andrioti<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Konstantina\u00a0Armeniakou<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Kalentis\u00a0Publications), a fascinating collection of myths, legends, and traditions that takes readers on a journey to every corner of the world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The students, who had already come to love the book, talked with the author about how a story is born and pleasantly surprised her with a riddle game they had prepared themselves. Mrs.\u00a0Armeniakou\u2019s\u00a0warm and highly interactive approach turned the\u00a0book\u00a0presentation into a lively exchange of ideas and an experiential introduction to the magic of myths and the element of water.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In fact, the book inspired the young readers to become authors themselves, creating their own original myths about water. 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