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Mythopedia : an encyclopedia of mythical beasts and their magical tales / Good Wives and Warriors ; [text by Anna Claybourne].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing Ltd., [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 125 pages : color illustrations, map ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786276919
  • 1786276917
  • 9781786276902
  • 1786276909
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The Americas. Quetzalcoatl -- How Quetzalcoatl Created Humans -- Mapinguari -- Michabo -- Michabo and the Flood -- Ahuizotl -- Thunderbird -- Thunderbird and the Whale -- Encantado -- Raven -- Raven Unleashes the Light -- Aun Pana -- The Auh Pana and the Bridge -- Europe. Pegasus -- The Birth of Pegasus -- Chimera -- Cerberus -- Cerberus and Heracles -- Zilant -- The Princess and the Zilant -- Basilisk -- Kraken -- Ratatoskr -- Fenrir -- Fenrir in Chains -- Africa. Anansi -- Anansi and the Box of Stories -- Grootslang -- Nyami Nyami -- Olitiau -- Anubis -- Anubis Makes the First Mummy -- Bastet -- Bastet, Ra, and Apep -- Asia. Roc -- Rainbow Fish -- Yeti -- Fenghuang -- Shenlong -- The Dragon Pearl -- Qilin -- Barong -- Kurage-no-Hinotama -- Tanuki -- The Tanuki Tea Kettle -- Tsuchigumo -- Kawauso -- Kumiho -- The Tale of the Fox Sister -- Oceania. Tiddalik -- Tiddalik and the Flood -- Rainbow Serpent -- Abaia -- The Abaia and the Old Woman.
Summary: Have you ever heard of Anansi, the shape-shifting West African spider? Or of Tanuki, the sweet but troublesome raccoon-dog of Japanese folklore? With this encyclopedia as your guide, begin a magical tour of creatures from myths and legends around the world.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 398.2454 G646 Available 33111011011497
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2454 G646 Available 33111010900567
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the West African fable of Anansi the Spider , to Michabo , the magical hare who rebuilt the world and Tanuki , the sweet but troublesome raccoon-dog of Japanese folklore, Mythopedia is an encyclopedia of mythical creatures that covers legends, tales and myths from around the world.

Lovingly created by the illustration duo behind popular flipbook Myth Match , Good Wives and Warriors , this book contains pages upon pages of cultural folklore from around the world.

Let these weird and wonderful creatures spark your child's imagination for their own storytelling and drawing while teaching them about international cultures.

Have you ever heard of Anansi, the shape-shifting West African spider? Or of Tanuki, the sweet but troublesome raccoon-dog of Japanese folklore? With this encyclopedia as your guide, begin a magical tour of creatures from myths and legends around the world.

The Americas. Quetzalcoatl -- How Quetzalcoatl Created Humans -- Mapinguari -- Michabo -- Michabo and the Flood -- Ahuizotl -- Thunderbird -- Thunderbird and the Whale -- Encantado -- Raven -- Raven Unleashes the Light -- Aun Pana -- The Auh Pana and the Bridge -- Europe. Pegasus -- The Birth of Pegasus -- Chimera -- Cerberus -- Cerberus and Heracles -- Zilant -- The Princess and the Zilant -- Basilisk -- Kraken -- Ratatoskr -- Fenrir -- Fenrir in Chains -- Africa. Anansi -- Anansi and the Box of Stories -- Grootslang -- Nyami Nyami -- Olitiau -- Anubis -- Anubis Makes the First Mummy -- Bastet -- Bastet, Ra, and Apep -- Asia. Roc -- Rainbow Fish -- Yeti -- Fenghuang -- Shenlong -- The Dragon Pearl -- Qilin -- Barong -- Kurage-no-Hinotama -- Tanuki -- The Tanuki Tea Kettle -- Tsuchigumo -- Kawauso -- Kumiho -- The Tale of the Fox Sister -- Oceania. Tiddalik -- Tiddalik and the Flood -- Rainbow Serpent -- Abaia -- The Abaia and the Old Woman.

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