Books with title Mythical Beasts

Improve your reading skills while learning about myths, legends, fairytales, and folklore with DK's exciting and engaging book, Mythical Beasts. These fantastic retellings feature great stories from mythology about terrifying dragons and monsters, magical winged animals, the undead, gods and goddesses, and shapeshifters.Books like Mythical Beasts are meant to support children as they learn to read.

Did you know that a hippogriff is supposedly the offspring of a horse and a griffin? Or that a Greek sphinx generally has a male face, whereas an Egyptian one has a female visage? Where does the skunk ape roam, and how can you spot a kitsune in human form? Is Slenderman the most frightening mythical creature, or is that honor bestowed on the fearsome gashadokuro? This fantastic book introduces the listener to more than 100 mythical beasts and legendary creatures. Whether you are interested in the beasts of ancient Greece, medieval Europe, or modern-day America, this is the perfect book for you!

If you only think of leprechauns when you think of Irish mythical creatures, it's time to think again! Ireland's mythology is bursting with mysterious and fantastical characters and this book is the perfect way to explore that heritage. Includes some supernatural creatures you may have heard of, like the banshee, and many more that may be new to you, such as the Suileach, a monster with 400 eyes who is the namesake of the River Swilly (where it lurks) or the Airetech, a creature from the underworld who has three beautiful daughters who can transform into werewolves. In this beautifully designed book Mark Joyce brings us on a fantastic journey through Irish folklore with his stories of monsters and enchanted creatures, all brought to life through his original illustrations. "The illustrations are so powerful that they will leave you slack-jawed in admiration of Joyce's achievement. Rarely does a book, its subject, its writer and illustrator come together so beguilingly to create that rarest of all things: a perfect book. Buy it and you'll treasure it."--Irish Voice

Fridolf Johnson, noted designer and former editor of American Artist, has created 30 handsome drawings of fabled creatures for this coloring book. Old favorites such as the mermaid, the centaur, and the phoenix are here, as well as some that are not as well known, such as the basilisk, whose glance can kill; the kraken, a huge sea monster sometimes mistaken for an island; and the manticore, who has the body of a lion, a spiked tail with the sting of a scorpion, a man’s face with three rows of teeth, and a keen appetite for human flesh.

Crazy Creature packs are giant-size decks of cards, each deck packaged with its own illustrated book of instructions for fun card games. The cards themselves feature great illustrations. The Mythical Beasts deck displays a slightly scary but mainly funny selection of dragons, ogres, elves, gnomes, and other such creatures. Kids will have hours of fun playing such games as Battling Beasts, Pay the Dragon, and many others. The 32-page book that comes with the 52-card deck contains instructions for approximately a dozen different games. The cards are bright and sturdy, 4" x 6" laminated card stock. (Ages 7�10)