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Synopsis
The exciting follow-up to The New York Times best-selling A Practical Guide to Dragons!
How do you trick a troll? Do vampires sleep? Why worry about yuan-ti? Just in time for Halloween, this lavishly illustrated guide showcases the spooky, unexpected, and always fascinating world of monsters.
Over fifty creatures are showcased in this guide to the monstrous world around us. Discover intimate details about the habits and habitats of each magical beast, pore over maps of their lairs, and find out the best tools and tricks to overcome them.
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About the Author
NINA HESS is a children's book editor and the author of several early readers including Whose Feet? from the STEP INTO READING series.
From Booklist
As in Lisa Trumbauer’s A Practical Guide to Dragons (2006), this title is framed as a class session for apprentice wizards. Zendric, a wizard from the publisher’s fantasy series the Knights of the Silver Dragon, narrates the sections, which feature often-fearsome creatures, including Creepy Crawlers; Viperous Villains, such as Medusa; the Unsightly Undead, such as vampires and zombies; and Awful Aberrations, which include Chuuls (“lobster-like beasts that rise from the shallows of the waters to attack”). Zendric also address the suggested protections, weapons, and strategies to be used with each of the creatures. Zendric’s amusing side commentary enhances the text, and the colorful, richly detailed illustrations, including creature lairs, show up well against the parchmentlike background. Though youths familiar with the series may connect most with this book, Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy, and monster fans will enjoy the vivid, fantasy artwork and monster factoids, compiled in a format that invites browsing and scrutiny. Grades 4-7. --Shelle Rosenfeld
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- PublisherMirrorstone
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0786943432
- ISBN 13 9780786943432
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages80
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