Fantasy Encyclopedia

by Judy Allen, John Howe, Richard Hook, et al.

Book Overview

With a foreword by the award-winning fantasy author Jonathan Stroud, and illustration by some of the world's best illustrators including John Howe, the Fantasy Encyclopedia is a spectacular one-stop guide to the creatures and people of folklore and fantasy. From goblins and fairies to dragons and Dracula, this encyclopedia covers them all with sparkling, readable text and stunning illustrations. Discover how the magic of stories throughout the centuries has kept these creatures alive in traditions and cultures around the world. Using a highly visual approach, featuring more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this book will introduce readers to each fantasy character within its habitat and genre. Cross-reference boxes direct readers to popular books and movies starring these fantastical creatures. This is a must-have for any fantasy enthusiast

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753458470
• ISBN13: 9780753458471
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

This Book Is Amazing!!!

If you love mythology/fantasy, then you're going to love this book. It makes it sound like these creatures actually do exist, and I know it has helped me. It has helped me with school, understanding TV and other books, and it has also helped me write my own stories. This is a really great book! I reread it all the time. This is the most relieable of all fantasy encyclopedias I have!

I absolutely loved it... You have to get it

Thsi book was absolutely great. Very entertaining if you're quite bored. Also good for those who love reading mthys and legends.

Beautiful and complete

This lovely and informative book describes all kinds of creatures found in fantasy literature. It has beautiful pictures and tells when the creatures "came into being" (first seen in art, books, etc.) attributes, powers, folklore, etc. For many creatures, it lists books they have appeared in, which is very useful for locating other fantasy books to read. This book appeals to many ages from about 4th or 5th grade and up. My high school aged daughter loves it.

Excellent for fantasy fans!

This book has beauitful pictures, great amount of information that is easy to understand and read. I highly recommend this book to every and any fantasy fan! Myself, I've been looking for this type of book for a long time but never knew what to search to find it. One day I got the idea to type in my search "Fantasy Encyclopedia" and that is when I found this book. Recommended to my friend and now she has a copy too! Well worth it.