Mythical Creatures - Softcover
"Mythical Creatures" features some of the most amazing beings ever to haunt the dreams and imaginations of mankind. Each spread features a different category of beasts, from giants and trolls to sea monsters, minotaurs, dragons and the legendary phoenix rising from the ashes. "Mythical Creatures" will stir young imaginations, fascinate, educate...and bring a shiver to the spine.
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Prepare to enter a realm of monsters and magical creatures--the stuff of dreams . . . and of nightmares! Here is a place where man-eating giants roam the earth, where sea monsters lurk in the oceans' darkness, and where fire-breathing dragons spread terror through the land.
Discover fearsome beasts, such as the snake-haired Gorgons and the crocodile-headed Ammut, as well as creatures of beauty, such as the majestic phoenix and the graceful unicorn. Follow the Greek hero Theseus through the labyrinth to kill the bull-headed Minotaur, or look on as brave dragon slayers engage their foes in mortal combat. Watch as the winged hippogriff flies across the skies and terrible sea monsters snatch sailors to their doom.
Mythical Creatures is a book filled with the roars and blood-curdling cries of beings you would pray never to meet. Open it if you dare!
CONTAINS TEN INTERACTIVE ITEMS INCLUDING:
• A PULL-OUT MYTHICAL CREATURES WALL POSTER
• A LABYRINTH BOARD GAME FEATURING THE BULL-MAN MINOTAUR
• POP-UP PHOENIX • DRAGON-SLAYER BOOKLET • CARDS & MORE
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Prepare to enter a realm of monsters and magical creatures--the stuff of dreams . . . and of nightmares! Here is a place where man-eating giants roam the earth, where sea monsters lurk in the oceans' darkness, and where fire-breathing dragons spread terror through the land.
Discover fearsome beasts, such as the snake-haired Gorgons and the crocodile-headed Ammut, as well as creatures of beauty, such as the majestic phoenix and the graceful unicorn. Follow the Greek hero Theseus through the labyrinth to kill the bull-headed Minotaur, or look on as brave dragon slayers engage their foes in mortal combat. Watch as the winged hippogriff flies across the skies and terrible sea monsters snatch sailors to their doom.
Mythical Creatures is a book filled with the roars and blood-curdling cries of beings you would pray never to meet. Open it if you dare!
CONTAINS TEN INTERACTIVE ITEMS INCLUDING:
• A PULL-OUT MYTHICAL CREATURES WALL POSTER
• A LABYRINTH BOARD GAME FEATURING THE BULL-MAN MINOTAUR
• POP-UP PHOENIX • DRAGON-SLAYER BOOKLET • CARDS & MORE
James Harpur studied Classics and English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is a published poet and has written and edited a number of popular books for adults and for children on history, warfare, religion and mythology. They include The Atlas of Sacred Places (Henry Holt/Cassell 1994), Eyewitness Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations (Dorling Kindersley 1994), Revelations: the Medieval World (Henry Holt/Cassell 1995) and Warriors (Carlton 2007). www.harpur.org
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- PublisherCarlton Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1847324290
- ISBN 13 9781847324290
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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