Myths and Monsters
Katie Edwards(Author)
Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-84507-256-8 (ISBN)
Description
From unicorns to dragons, the idea of mythical creatures exerts a powerful fascination over our imaginations. This book presents myth and scientific reality side by side, suggesting how the myth may have arisen. The legend of St George and the Dragon is set beside a factual account of the first discovery of dinosaur bones in China and a description of the world's largest living scaly, fork-tongued monitor lizard, the Komodo Dragon. Katie Edwards' line-up of mythical creatures, adapted from a highly-successful exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, includes the Unicorn, Roc, Dragon, Phoenix, Cyclops and Chimera, and comes right up to date with the Loch Ness Monster and the Yeti. Simon Mendez brings the fantasy creatures vividly alive and draws myth and reality believably together in this exciting and informative book.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 214 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84507-256-8 (9781845072568)
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Persons
Katie Edwards has worked at the Natural History Museum for 12 years developing exhibitions. Her first book was From the Beginning, a geological history of the Earth in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. Simon Mendez is a specialist natural history illustrator and is well known for his photo-real ceramic designs. This is his first book for Frances Lincoln.