The Bedtime Book of Magical Creatures

Name: The Bedtime Book of Magical Creatures
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241669679
Price: 35.0 NZD
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An Introduction to More than 100 Creatures from Legend and Folklore

By Stephen Krensky

Series: The Bedtime Books

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Meet more than 100 mythical creatures from around the world. Say hello to more than 100 of your favourite magical creatures with this delightful illustrated introduction. This is the must-have bedtime book about the world's most fantastical creatures from around the world. Turn each page to... Read More

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Description

Meet more than 100 mythical creatures from around the world.

Say hello to more than 100 of your favourite magical creatures with this delightful illustrated introduction.

This is the must-have bedtime book about the world's most fantastical creatures from around the world. Turn each page to find out more about the amazing variety of magical creatures – from fairies and mermaids to dragons and unicorns.

With charming illustrations, storybook text, and key terms highlighted on each page, this book is a wonderful and comprehensive introduction to magical creatures. The book showcases beings from land, water, and air, in three comprehensive chapters. Many pages are devoted to a particular creature, with others featuring a collection of similar beings, such as witches and genies, giving bite-sized chunks of accessible information to help early learners get to know more about their favourite creature from myths, legends, and story books. There are also reference pages at the end of the book that give more information on the context and origins of each creature.

A timeless gift book, The Bedtime Book of Magical Creatures will be treasured for years to come.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241669679

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 816g

Pages: 144

Collections

Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Series: The Bedtime Books Stephen Krensky

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Stephen Krensky has published more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books for children, including for DK - Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures, DK Life Stories- Anne Frank, Nelson Mandela, and Leonardo da Vinci, and DK Biography- Barack Obama.

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