Monsters are a total treat for kids. They turn up in stories and
fairy tales all over the world, give kids thrilling yet safe
shivers, help them work out real fears and anxieties, and empower
them in the same way that dinosaurs do, inhabiting the kind of
world that's special in part because grown-ups are too busy and
boring to pay attention to it. The Big Book of Monsters revels in
this magic appeal and delivers an unparalleled compendium of 25 of
the creepiest, the spookiest, the most wicked and dreadful
creatures found in classic literature. It's a who's who of the
baddest of the bad, from those paradigms of literary terror,
Dracula and Frankenstein; to the creatures of myth, both Western -
like Polyphemus, the human-devouring one-eyed Cyclops of Homer -
and not, like the Japanese Goblin-Spider; to witches, werewolves,
golems, spirits, and scary human anomalies including the Headless
Horseman, Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and Rappaccini's daughter,
the poisonous maiden of Padua. Every monster is brought to life
first in a full-size, full-colour portrait that captures the
essence of the beast, and in lively text that recounts the story,
highlights the gruesome details, and rates each monster on the
Scare-o-Meter. Sidebars explore the source texts, giving readers a
geniunely exciting introduction to literary genres and history, and
making this book especially valuable for reluctant readers.
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