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Dragons: Meet the Legendary Monsters of Mythology
An epic guide to the history and mythology of dragons from around the world for fantasy-mad kids by medieval historian Cait Stevenson.
For thousands of years humans have feared or revered dragons, be they winged fire-breathing monsters from Europe or slithering water gods from Asia. In this book, featuring beautiful illustrations courtesy of Cinthya Alvarez, listeners will be charmed by ancient myths and learn about the cultures that gave birth to these legendary monsters.
Includes the stories
Fáfnir, a dragon from Norse mythology whose greed gets the better of him The female dragon-slayer from the Arabic folktales One Thousand and One Nights Apophis, the dragon god of ancient Egyptian myth who stalks the underworld Listeners will also learn about the link between dragons and dinosaurs, meet real-life dragons such as Komodo dragons and bearded dragons, study dragon constellations, encounter the dragons of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, and wonder at the popularity of games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
It’s everything kids who love dragons could ever want to know!
For thousands of years humans have feared or revered dragons, be they winged fire-breathing monsters from Europe or slithering water gods from Asia. In this book, featuring beautiful illustrations courtesy of Cinthya Alvarez, listeners will be charmed by ancient myths and learn about the cultures that gave birth to these legendary monsters.
Includes the stories
Fáfnir, a dragon from Norse mythology whose greed gets the better of him The female dragon-slayer from the Arabic folktales One Thousand and One Nights Apophis, the dragon god of ancient Egyptian myth who stalks the underworld Listeners will also learn about the link between dragons and dinosaurs, meet real-life dragons such as Komodo dragons and bearded dragons, study dragon constellations, encounter the dragons of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, and wonder at the popularity of games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
It’s everything kids who love dragons could ever want to know!
80 pages, Hardcover
Published September 16, 2025
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January 1, 2026
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A broad overview of dragons throughout history and across the world, written for 7-10 year olds who might want to learn more about their favorite fantasy monsters. It included interesting tales from mythology, though the order seemed like an interesting choice when you end up revisiting the same characters/settings multiple times earlier and later in the book when you could have shared them one after the other (ie. Heracles). But I appreciated the shout out to some of the modern renditions like Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, and Dungeons & Dragons! In audiobook form, it had whimsical and evocative music accompanying the narration.
A broad overview of dragons throughout history and across the world, written for 7-10 year olds who might want to learn more about their favorite fantasy monsters. It included interesting tales from mythology, though the order seemed like an interesting choice when you end up revisiting the same characters/settings multiple times earlier and later in the book when you could have shared them one after the other (ie. Heracles). But I appreciated the shout out to some of the modern renditions like Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, and Dungeons & Dragons! In audiobook form, it had whimsical and evocative music accompanying the narration.
September 22, 2025
While I liked the variety of dragons and dragon-like creatures represented here, especially that it included non-western dragons, I listened to the audiobook and I don't think it works without the illustrations. The descriptions are very short. I would aim this at readers in 2nd-4th grade, so too young for my students. Thanks to Libro.FM for a free educator's copy of the audiobook.
November 11, 2025
Skimmed. Colorful browsable book on dragons from cultures around the world. The author and illustrator include information on dragons as real creatures, in legends and fables, through stories, and even in video games and anime. Vivid full-color illustrations on every page.
October 20, 2025
I received a free copy from libro.fm as part of the educator audiobook listening copies. All opinions are my own. #librofm #macmillanaudio.
This is a pretty good book for the intended audience I think. If a middle grade student is looking for more information about dragons, this has a little of everything at a very basic level. It is in bite size chunks as far as I can tell so they could dip in and out of it at their leisure. It wasn't something that I enjoyed overly much, but it was a decent beginner book about dragons of mytholoy.
This is a pretty good book for the intended audience I think. If a middle grade student is looking for more information about dragons, this has a little of everything at a very basic level. It is in bite size chunks as far as I can tell so they could dip in and out of it at their leisure. It wasn't something that I enjoyed overly much, but it was a decent beginner book about dragons of mytholoy.
January 5, 2026
As someone who has always been a huge fan of anything with dragons, this was a very interesting book filled with myths, legends, and modern examples of my favorite creatures. I would have loved reading this book as a child, although listening to it in audiobook form was a bit confusing. Overall, it was an imaginative journey through different culture’s iterations of dragons over the centuries.
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