An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures

An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures
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Age Range
8+
Release Date
September 15, 2009
ISBN
084371669X
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With stunning CGI artwork—the kind used by Hollywood’s top special-effects experts—noted illustrator David West creates a visually stunning universe, the likes of which you’ve never seen—a universe in which a Cockatrice’s glance can turn a person to stone and the trumpet of the Manticore lures unsuspecting travelers to their fateful doom! Hold back no longer, and discover why An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures is the coolest, most visually intense handbook about legendary beings you’ll ever read! Features: Rich text, images, and primary source imagery makes this a veritable "bible" on the subject of mythological beasts. Embossed cover and gold foil title make this a fantastic gift for the young fantasy lover.

With stunning CGI artwork—the kind used by Hollywood’s top special-effects experts—noted illustrator David West creates a visually stunning universe, the likes of which you’ve never seen—a universe in which a Cockatrice’s glance can turn a person to stone and the trumpet of the Manticore lures unsuspecting travelers to their fateful doom!

Hold back no longer, and discover why An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures is the coolest, most visually intense handbook about legendary beings you’ll ever read! Features:

Rich text, images, and primary source imagery makes this a veritable "bible" on the subject of mythological beasts. Embossed cover and gold foil title make this a fantastic gift for the young fantasy lover.

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An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures
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An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures is one of the coolest books for kids (or adults!) Ive seen this year. Let anyone with a big imagination loose in these pages and watch their eyes and their creativity grow.


British illustrator David West has created intense computer-generated 3-D images and placed them alongside classical works of art, immersing the reader in visual wonder. Intricate details about creatures from dragons to chimeras to shape-shifters and every being in between grace the pages. A huge fan of all things mythical and beastie, I didnt expect to discover anything new or different as I read. I was so wrong! Anita Ganeri and David West have gathered invaluable information from so many cultures and beliefs that I found more than one surprise. Id planned on passing this book along to my childs school library, but Im & not.


An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures would serve as an excellent coffee table book, as a resource for writers and storytellers, or as entertainment for kids of all ages.

An absolutely gorgeous book, highly recommended. 5/5
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