Description
Featuring a gold-foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with beautiful illustrations and precise notes detailing the secret lives of magical beasts. Tales of magical creatures have been told across the world for generations... but are these stories merely flights of fancy, or is there any truth to the legends of unicorns and dragons, centaurs and griffins? Presented as the notDigital of a 1920s zoologist, this lavish volume sets out to answer this question, revealing the hidden world of the magical beasts that live among us. Within these pages you will meet bizarre and beautiful creatures from around the globe, discovering their habits, habitats and the legends surrounding them. Learn about the anatomy of a unicorn, the life cycle of a phoenix, incredible dragon courtship dances and much more in this ultimate guide to magical creatures. This exquisitely illustrated album will entrance all true-believers and fantasy enthusiasts. Following on from A Natural History of Fairies , A Natural History of Magick and A Natural History of Mermaids , this vintage notDigital is part of the Folklore Field Guides series: a charming collection of beautifully illustrated compendiums on topics of lore and legend. Fascinating facts are accompanied by breathtaking illustrations, all presented in an engaging narrative form.
| EAN: | 9780711278806 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 07.09.2023 |
| Produktform: | Leinen |
| Autoren: | Hawkins, Emily |
| Illustrator: | Roux, Jessica |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 64 |
| Abbildungen: | Colour Illustrations |
| Themenüberschrift: | JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General |
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| Fachschema: | Englische Bücher / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur / Sachbuch~Fantasy / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur~Natur / Kindersachbuch |
| Fachkategorie: | Kinder/Jugendliche: Gegenwartsliteratur~Kinder/Jugendliche: Märchen, Sagen, Legenden~Kinder/Jugendliche: Natur- & Tiergeschichten~Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Natur & Tiere~Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Monster, Drachen & Sagenwesen, Kinder/Jugendliche: Magischer Realismus, magische Fantasy |
| Interesse Alter: | empfohlenes Alter: ab 6 Jahre |
| Altersempfehlung / Lesealter: | 18 |
| ab Alter: | 6 |
| bis Alter: | 10 |
| Imprint-Titels: | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
| Verlag: | Quarto |
| Länge: | 311 mm |
| Breite: | 266 mm |
| Höhe: | 13 mm |
| Gewicht: | 776 gr |
| Genre: | Importe |