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Children's Book of Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters
Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters Stories have been told on every continent since the dawn of time, and some have lasted for thousands of years, becoming what we know today as myths. These fantastical tales educate and fascinate by creating amazing worlds and inhabiting them with wondrous feats of heroics and dastardly deeds of evil. Full color. Full description
144 pages, Hardcover
First published August 29, 2011
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
February 21, 2019
If you are keen to know about all the important mythical beasts and magical monsters or lands, you can use this book as an Encyclopedia. It comprises a great collection of magical beings, islands, and myths that would bind you until you turn the last page.
Although it is a Children's guide to mythical beasts and monsters, a lover of mythology will feel engaged in the book nevertheless. I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this.
Although it is a Children's guide to mythical beasts and monsters, a lover of mythology will feel engaged in the book nevertheless. I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this.
February 26, 2018
Leans quite heavily on western mythologies, and there's virtually no Christian mythology, but a lot of good stuff in here. Also, there's some non-myths that have myth surrounding them (Joan of Arc, for example) that are included with no real delineation between fact and myth.
My seven year old *loved* it and there is a lot of good introductory stuff here.
My seven year old *loved* it and there is a lot of good introductory stuff here.
February 13, 2018
I'm torn between this being a nifty source for beginners to easily access mythology and trying to recover from the layout. I recognize it's a valid style, but my background's newspaper layout, so this pretty much makes my eyes bleed.
Which doesn't make it bad. It just means I was NOT ready.
Which doesn't make it bad. It just means I was NOT ready.
June 4, 2021
Just for the record Joan of Arc, Boudicca and Buffalo-Calf-Road-Woman are not mythical figures, atleast not more so then Julius Ceasar or Louis XIV. Those historical women shouldn't have been included in this book, as they also didn't included those historical men...
July 25, 2023
This was actually an audiobook and I don't know if it was the reader or if it was just a slow book but I didn't like it at all. And for me that's saying something. I think I have only found 3 books including this one as unlikeable.
June 22, 2026
This is a great book for those who want to learn about mythical beasts and monsters from around the world. People of that time used mythology to tell stories about creation. After all, the Greek word mythos means "story" or "anything told orally."
December 6, 2018
Love this as a breezy overview of myths--made for kids, but I still found it super informative, and a good place to start if you're kind of lost on myths, legends etc.
February 22, 2014
A wonderful collection of stories from around the world accompanied by fantastic art. Enjoyed all the short tales and introductions to global myths, legends, and folklore. I was thrilled to see one particular entry. Growing up, my Mom kept a witch doll hanging in the kitchen, our kitchen witch Baba Yaga. Mom said it was so we had someone to blame when a meal burned. Absolutely delighted to discover one of Baba's stories. My grade school son found this at our local library. Attracted to the word Magical, he was not disappointed by the contents.
August 25, 2017
Not a terrible book, but oddly balanced and structure/order a little random.
Misses elements, favours the men/male for coverage. Weird slant on celtic mythology (which is only touched on in passing). It does represent Polynesian/Eastern myths more than most tend to.
Weirdest - inclusion of actual living women in a book of mythical beasts and magical monsters (Joan of Arc, Boudicca and Buffalo-Calf-Road-Woman, who yes have stories about them, but also existed so not really fitting the theme of the book unlike Atalanta who isn't mentioned) - followed by suggestion that the battle of Troy as in myth was a real battle.....
Misses elements, favours the men/male for coverage. Weird slant on celtic mythology (which is only touched on in passing). It does represent Polynesian/Eastern myths more than most tend to.
Weirdest - inclusion of actual living women in a book of mythical beasts and magical monsters (Joan of Arc, Boudicca and Buffalo-Calf-Road-Woman, who yes have stories about them, but also existed so not really fitting the theme of the book unlike Atalanta who isn't mentioned) - followed by suggestion that the battle of Troy as in myth was a real battle.....
December 23, 2011
What a great book to get kids' imaginations active !
February 16, 2012
A great look at mythology from all over the world, complete with some awesome pictures.
February 19, 2012
My 13-yo son gave this a 5 and my 11-yo daughter gave it a 4. The pictures are fantastic, and it provides a great overview of world mythology. The cover doesn't do the book justice!
July 17, 2013
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