Beasts of the Ancient World

A Kids’ Guide to Mythical Creatures, from the Sphinx to the Minotaur, Dragons to Baku

Illustrated by Asia Orlando
Ebook
On sale Oct 03, 2023 | 144 Pages | 9780744092684

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Uncover tales of ancient beasts in this beautiful anthology of mythologies.

This book introduces children to the thrilling mythological beasts from ancient civilizations. Discover 26 stories accompanied by beautiful, colorful illustrations. Through the incredible storytelling you can learn about fantastic creatures such as the Japanese baku, which had the power to devour nightmares, the wise Egyptian Sphynx, and the fearsome Minotaur who went head-to-head with Theseus in Greek mythology. Featured pages highlight amazing real-life photos of objects from the museum's collection, showing how each beast was represented in art.

A perfect, global introduction to the most fascinating stories about legendary creatures from ancient history.
Marchella Ward is an archivist and researcher at the University of Oxford in England, and a lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths College in London, where she specializes in Greek and Roman tragedies. View titles by Marchella Ward

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Uncover tales of ancient beasts in this beautiful anthology of mythologies.

This book introduces children to the thrilling mythological beasts from ancient civilizations. Discover 26 stories accompanied by beautiful, colorful illustrations. Through the incredible storytelling you can learn about fantastic creatures such as the Japanese baku, which had the power to devour nightmares, the wise Egyptian Sphynx, and the fearsome Minotaur who went head-to-head with Theseus in Greek mythology. Featured pages highlight amazing real-life photos of objects from the museum's collection, showing how each beast was represented in art.

A perfect, global introduction to the most fascinating stories about legendary creatures from ancient history.

Author

Marchella Ward is an archivist and researcher at the University of Oxford in England, and a lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths College in London, where she specializes in Greek and Roman tragedies. View titles by Marchella Ward

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