Mythical Creatures

by James Harper, Stuart Martin (Illustrator)

Introduces mythical creatures from various cults and ancient legends, including such beasts as centaurs, dragons, serpents, harpies, mermaids, and unicorns, in a text with pull-out tabs, gatefolds, and a pop-up illustration.

Genres: Mythology, Fantasy, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

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Reviews

[Leonie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is actually a really good book, immensely entertaining with lots of images and interactive pop-ups as well as very intriguing information, tales, and wisdom from various mythologies (although mostly Greek and Old Norse). Perfect for children and, well, me.

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic and engaging book about mythical creatures and where the stories originated. It has fantastic illustrations and added extras that children can actively engage with.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Spellbinding tales of fearsome beasts, terrifying creatures and magical monsters' My son's of an age where he laps this stuff at the moment; the stories are short and not difficult to read, the books is full of bright colorful pictures with the added bonus of pop out's on some pages and there's even a game when you get to the end! Perfect for a bedtime read or just leave them with it for guaranteed peace and quiet, though you might just be missing out if you do that.

[Daniel Bergman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mythical Creatures by James Harpur was a fascinating book about fictional monsters. It includes over 25 biographies of monsters including: Cyclops, Bigfoot, Reptoid alien, and much more! The book talks about the parts of the monster's bodies and the stories about them.

[Suzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 9 year son was fascinated with this book, hes read it twice now, and pretends to fight dragons and trolls while hes playing.