What a Beast! A Look it Up Guide to the Monsters and Mutants of Mythology by Kelly, Sophia [Franklin Watts,2009]

Mythlopedia

by Sophia Kelly

What a Beast! A Look it Up Guide to the Monsters and Mutants of Mythology by Kelly, Sophia. Published by Franklin Watts,2009, Paperback

Genres: Mythology, Greek Mythology, Nonfiction, Reference, Childrens, History, Picture Books

Unknown Binding

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Sophia an author of hopeful adventure stories of eco-bravery, queer connection and metaphysical mischief based in Vancouver, Canada. She keeps a messy garden and loves all four of her callings: writing, composing and performing music, teaching, and helping businesses and non-profits do good things better.

Sophia is an expert about some of the subjects she writes about – ecological sustainability, queer relationships, and magic. She is sadly not yet an expert on time travel or goats, but studied physics for a time at UBC on a math and physics scholarship. She has a web development and marketing company in Vancouver Canada.

Sophia is a singer songwriter and the lead singer in the dyke country band, Bushy Park. She co-founded a Vancouver-based workers’ coop that has been installing solar panels since 2004.

She has been in a number (let’s just not say how many) of queer relationships over the past 35 years and has a daunting amount of friendly exes who attend her birthday parties.

As a Wiccan priestess, she has been studying and teaching energy magic for 30 years. She fixes her own plumbing and competes for couch space with a large tomcat in Vancouver Canada.

Reviews

[Bob Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brightly illustrated book about the many beasts found in mythology. Each beast gets two or three pages of explanation, broken down into partial page snippets. An easy and fun read. Helpful resource to me as I read Circe.

[Littlebibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a very interesting compilation of information; however, the book’s layout and format, and some poor attempts at making things humorous detracted from the engaging information presented.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ This was so nostalgic for me - I read the other two mythlopedia books in middle school & managed to find this one at a goodwill. Definitely a great read for any kid wanting to get started in the world of mythology!

[Lucas Royal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very helpful while we are in our Greek mythology unit. I highly recommend this book to someone who is interested in ancient history.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite resources for when I teach mythology, added now because I can quickly read through them to meet my Goodreads goal.

[L M]

Fun facts about Greek mythic creatures

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like this Mythlopedia series. Each book focuses on a particular set of characters from the Greek myths, and the layout of the books are really cute.

This book was all about the monsters, such as the Cyclopes, Gigantes, and the Sphinx. I learned some new things, although I do wish the book had been longer. It just seemed like some of the information was so condensed, it was barely worth mentioning.

[Maria B. Quagliana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informational.

[Shiela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this series! Great way for children and adults to learn about Greek Mythology. The illustrations are priceless!

[Colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and easy way to learn about the beasts of Greek mythology.

[Devon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Repetitive.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some pictures are FrEAky!!!