Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead - Softcover

Slade, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887767141 ISBN 13: 9780887767142

Publisher: Tundra Books, 2005

Synopsis

Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead is the most fun anyone can have with some of the nastiest creatures ever imagined! Who can resist morsels like the fact that “Drakul” means “son of the dragon” in Romanian, that the first Golem may have been Enkidu, who appeared in the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, and that Frankenstein’s Monster was first inspired by Mary Shelley’s nightmare?

Governor General’s Award-winner Arthur Slade has gathered together fifteen scary critters, ranging from Dracula to Golem, from Frankenstein to Baba Yaga and even a zombie. He provides facts, real history, imagined history, and lots of jokes to make these creatures come to life. Slade’s hilarious text presents delicious imagined gossip, favorite blood types, favorite movies, and even favorite haunts (you should pardon the expression) with character descriptions and thoroughly researched background information.

Lively black-and-white illustrations by Derek Mah make this a book that is sure to be a hit with every monster-loving reader.

About this title

About the Author:

Arthur Slade was raised in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan and began writing at an early age. He received an English Honors degree from the University of Saskatchewan, spent several years writing advertising and is a full-time fiction writer. He is the author of the “Northern Frights” series, the “Canadian Chills” series, Dust, which
won the the 2001 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, and Tribes. He lives in Saskatoon with his wife, Brenda Baker, and daughter Tori.

Derek Mah draws and paints in Calgary, Alberta, in the company of his wife Cari, two cats, a rotating cast of gerbils, hamsters, and mice. He has spent the past two decades trying to convince anyone who will listen that it is too a real job.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8–Slade takes a funny, fascinating look inside the lives of 15 creepy characters from literature, mythology, and folklore, including Dracula, the golem, Medusa, Loki, Sasquatch, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Loba (a female werewolf). Facts and historical background are smoothly presented in a chatty tone with lots of humor and just enough gross stuff to be appealing. Each six-page entry features a terrific black-and-white illustration and a listing of the creatures loves and hates, favorite saying, fashion rating, and high-school memories. Youngsters will enjoy this quick read and are sure to learn interesting tidbits about their favorite monsters. They may even discover some new ones to investigate.–Michele Capozzella, Chappaqua Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0887767141
• ISBN 13: 9780887767142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Mah Derek