A Miscellany of Magical Beasts

Name: A Miscellany of Magical Beasts
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781408881958
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By Simon Holland

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A Miscellany of Magical Beasts takes readers on a captivating journey through the enchanting world of 16 mythical creatures from global legends. Discover the secrets behind griffins’ love of agate, learn how to extinguish dragon fire, and explore the mischievous antics of elves that cause nightmares. Featuring stunning illustrations, detailed facts, and imaginative design elements like constellation cutaways and die-cuts, this luxurious gift book offers a rich exploration of legendary beings including phoenixes, centaurs, mermaids, werewolves, and more.
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Ideal for children and young fantasy enthusiasts fascinated by mythical creatures and folklore, this beautifully illustrated book is perfect for sparking imagination and providing a magical learning experience.

A beautiful treasury of magical beasts from mythology and fable

A beautiful treasury of magical beasts from mythology and fable

Description

Enter an incredible world of magical beasts, dare to draw near to their captivating powers, and discover the spellbinding stories of 16 favourite mythical creatures from around the world. Venture into this world and you’ll discover why griffins collect a gem called agate, how to put out dragon fire, how mischievous elves can cause terrible nightmares, and much, much more.

A Miscellany of Magical Beasts is a beautiful, luxurious gift book showcasing a fascinating menagerie of creatures from the world’s timeless mythologies and legends. Presented in an incredible package with spectacular cover finishes, it is sure to be treasured by fantasy enthusiasts.

Each beast is beautifully illustrated with rich, enchanting artworks, accompanied by amazing facts. Five feature spreads take a different approach to each particular beast - including a gleaming guide to the world’s dragons and an enchanting introduction to elf spells and tricks. Imaginative flourishes such as cutaways showing constellations (see where Pegasus’s story ends), and a die-cut linking the lustrous feathers of the phoenix with those of the terrifying harpies, make this a truly inspiring exploration of some wonderfully strange creatures.

List of beasts included: phoenix, harpy, griffin, Pegasus, dragons, elves, unicorn, centaur, mermaids and mermen, werewolf, troll, sphinx, basilisk, Cerberus, giant, chimera.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408881958

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 October 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by David Wyatt
Illustrated by Gary Blythe
Illustrated by Nelson Evergreen
Illustrated by John Howe
Illustrated by Kev Walker
Illustrated by Helen Ward
Illustrated by Mike Love
Illustrated by David Demaret
Illustrated by David Wyatt
Illustrated by Kev Walker

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 246.0mm

Height: 312.0mm

Weight: 694g

Pages: 48

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Simon Holland Young Adult

About the Author

Simon Holland has been writing and editing non-fiction books of all colours, shapes, subjects and sizes, for children and adults, for more than seventeen years. His background is in medieval literature and history, but he has become passionate about the communication of science, nature and technology-related subjects. As a writer, Simon has a penchant for anything fantastic, philosophical, puzzling, paranormal and peculiar.

David Wyatt grew up in West Sussex, reading a lot, drawing a lot and messing about in rivers a lot. Nothing much has changed, except he does them on Dartmoor now. He has illustrated books by Tolkein, Terry Pratchett, Diana Wynne Jones, Geraldine McCaughrean and many more.

Kev Walker is a comics artist and illustrator based in Leeds. He is known for his work on 2000 AD, Warhammer and Marvel comics.