The Big Book of Monsters
The Creepiest Creatures from Classic Literature
New York : Workman Publishing, 2019.
Format: Book
Description: 170 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Profiles twenty-five monsters from mythology, folklore, and literature, from Medusa the gorgon and Polyphemus the cyclops to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
Contents:
Here there be monsters -- The monster: Āpep -- Beatrice Rappaccini -- Cheops -- Devilfish -- Dorian Gray -- Dracula -- Fafnir -- Frankenstein's monster -- The goblin spider -- The Golem -- Grendel -- The Headless Horseman -- The Horla -- Humbaba -- Mr. Hyde -- The Invisible Man -- The Jabberwock -- The Lamia -- The lying ghost -- Medusa -- Polyphemus -- Rakshasi -- The Weird Sisters -- White Fell -- Zahhak -- All the books mentioned in this book -- Further reading -- A note on translations -- Even more monsters!
Subjects:
Monsters in literature -- Juvenile literature.
Monsters -- Juvenile literature.
Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile literature.
Monsters in mass media -- Juvenile literature.
Monsters in literature -- Juvenile literature.
Monsters -- Juvenile literature.
Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile literature.
Monsters in mass media -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 10 and up
ISBN:
9781523507115
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C LITERATURE Joh | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C LITERATURE Joh | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C LITERATURE Joh | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C LITERATURE Myth Joh | North Main | Children's NonFiction | In |
C LITERATURE Joh | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165).