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James Harpur
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Mythical Creatures |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Hardcover |
| Pages: |
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32 |
| Date: |
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2009-03-01 |
| ISBN: |
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0764162047 |
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Barron's Educational Series |
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2.03 pounds |
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10.35 x 0.92 x 12.05 inches |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
Children love tales about dragons and monsters--and this large, richly illustrated book will enthrall them with its array of mythical creatures of all shapes and sizes. Here, for example, is a Cyclops, a hideous one-eyed giant from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey. Young readers can pull a tab on that picture and expose the contents of the Cyclops's belly: He has eaten Odysseus's sailors for breakfast! From Norse mythology, readers encounter a giant saber-toothed serpent named Jörmungand, a symbol of evil--and just as frightening is Hydra, from Greek mythology, a serpent with many snarling heads. Memorable myths from England tell of fire-breathing dragons, slain in one tale by St. George, and in another by Beowulf. The book's many other unusual features include--
A magnificent dragon poster, suitable for framing and enclosed in the book's inside cover pocket A huge double-page pop-up Phoenix that rises from the ashes A Labyrinth board game based on the Greek myth of the bull-man Minotaur A miniature illustrated booklet with brief stories of dragon slayers . . . and more.
Page after page dramatically evokes the blood-curdling cries of creatures that boys and girls will never want to meet--except, of course, in this magnificently illustrated book.
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