Fabulous Beasts
Describes the habits and characteristics of strange beasts and birds, including the unicorn, griffin, phoenix, and basilisk, once thought to live in wild and distant parts of the world.
Describes the habits and characteristics of strange beasts and birds, including the unicorn, griffin, phoenix, and basilisk, once thought to live in wild and distant parts of the world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780374422547 (0374422540)
Publish date: 10-09-1999
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
A child’s bestiary, but a wonderfully illustrated one. Each animal gets a picture and a page of description. Each description is about the animal’s general myth or story. The language is engaging and there are sly notes of humor. The illustrations are wonderful. I par...