Chris McNab

Gerrie McCall

Dragons & Mythical Creatures

Meg K

Big thank you to Netgalley and Amber Books Ltd for access to this digital ARC. This book is an excellent compendium on the subject of mythical creatures! From the standpoint of a fiction writer, I found this work to be filled with concise information that I can quickly refer to if I am looking for the characteristics and mannerisms of just about any given creature from mythologies around the globe. I particularly enjoyed the structure of this book, where a large, color image of the creature is diagrammed with notable features of the breed, followed by a brief coverage of the myth or piece of literature from which the creature emerged. The "Did you know?" section for each beast is filled with some great bits of trivia that even the most diehard of mythology buffs will find surprising and entertaining! This book would make a great teaching aid for discussing the topics of world mythologies and differing belief systems, and it opens up the doors for discussion about how ancient societies defined and described their world.

Dragons & Mythical Creatures

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