Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters

by D.K. Publishing (Publisher), Deborah Lock (Senior Editor, First Edition)

Discover the adventures of heroes and monsters that exist in the world of mythical and magical creatures!

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. Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters gives children the opportunity to discover these stories, and encourages them to understand storytelling from different cultures.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Mythology

144 pages, Paperback

Published June 12, 2018

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Rachel Bea]

*Ton* of information here. Quite a bit that I personally didn't care about but that's because the book has a broad range of myths and monsters to explore. There was a lot that I didn't know about. The accompanying images were fantastic.

4.5 stars.

[Yasmin]

Most commonly known myths told here, but not in any new or engaging way. Unfortunately the interchangeable use of country for continent and visa-a-versa. As well when referring to the First Nations peoples it's only correct to capitalise the F and N. Furthermore, it's only fair and correct to refer to original inhabitants as peoples as opposed to tribes and not switch to "Native Americans". While it's true the continents of North and South America can be referred to as the Americas, it's incorrect to use "Native Americans" for simply the north.

[Lisa Day]

Lots of great information and illustrations that tell you about some of the mythical beasts and magical monsters throughout the ages. I liked that it wasn't just Greek gods and First Nation stories, but also stories and creatures throughout the world.

[Stain’s Number 1 Fan Watson]

This book is a compilation of many myths, legends and folklore from all around the world. It doesn’t present much use in the classroom, but it would provide a variety of different fantasies for students to read during a fantasy lesson.

[Leah Hanley]

I wouldn’t say this is for children of all ages, but it is a nice primer of myths from many cultures. Some stories in here are for a mature reader with a full understanding of the human life cycle and a tolerance for violence…

[Jbondandrews]

I enjoyed this book though Greek myths seemed to dominate too much in my opinion.