
Mythical Beasts
30 of the world's most fantastical creatures!
Joanne Rippin(Author)
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 5. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-78521-726-5 (ISBN)
Description
A fascinating book full of legendary monsters and mythical creatures, packed with tall tales and great deeds. Each beast comes with colour illustrations and line drawings, together with pull-out features detailing their symbolism, statistics and most famous fables.
The book includes dragons, giants, mermaids and werewolves, as well as astounding and unique beasts such as the Minotaur and Pegasus from Ancient Greece, and Jormundgandr the world serpent of Norse legend. Covering 28 creatures in detail, the text also discusses where the inspiration for these fabulous beasts came from, and why they are still so popular today.
The book includes dragons, giants, mermaids and werewolves, as well as astounding and unique beasts such as the Minotaur and Pegasus from Ancient Greece, and Jormundgandr the world serpent of Norse legend. Covering 28 creatures in detail, the text also discusses where the inspiration for these fabulous beasts came from, and why they are still so popular today.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Haynes Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 7 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Illustrations
30 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 162 mm
Width: 122 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78521-726-5 (9781785217265)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Joanne Rippin is an experienced writer and editor, who has published many historical books on a wide variety of subjects. She has a long-standing fascination with mythical creatures, and has a dog who thinks it's half human.
Content
Basilisk
Bunyip
Centaur
Cerberus
Chimera
Dragon
Gorgon
Griffin
Hippogriff
Hydra
Joermungandr
Kraken
Mermaid
Minotaur
Naga
Pegasus
Phoenix
Qilin
Questing Beast
Roc
Satyr
Scylla and Charybdis
Simurgh
Siren
Tengu
Troll
Unicorn
Vampire
Werewolf
Yeti
Bunyip
Centaur
Cerberus
Chimera
Dragon
Gorgon
Griffin
Hippogriff
Hydra
Joermungandr
Kraken
Mermaid
Minotaur
Naga
Pegasus
Phoenix
Qilin
Questing Beast
Roc
Satyr
Scylla and Charybdis
Simurgh
Siren
Tengu
Troll
Unicorn
Vampire
Werewolf
Yeti