LitPick Review
Age at time of review - 12
Reviewer's Location -
Moreland Hills,
OH,
United States
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Fabulous and Monstrous Beasts is a fictional field guide,
rather than an actual story. The book is very well
organized, dividing the monsters into three different
sections: air, land, and water beasts. The major and minor
sections are arranged clearly and according to the table of
contents. Large, colorful, detailed pictures help the reader
visualize the monsters and connect to the informative
paragraphs about the different creatures. The guide hits the
basic points about the monster such as its lore from the
area it originated but doesnt go into complicated details.
The author only gives small examples of the variations of
the creatures, and doesnt list all of them. When you reach
the end of the book, there is a reference that contains the
following sections: Folklore of today, Real-life monsters, a
Glossary, an Index, and Further reading. The Folklore of
today lists common animals and their place in folklore. The
Real-life monster section describes animals from our natural
world with amazing traits or abilities some of which were
the basis for the mythological creatures list in the book.
The Glossary gives a brief definition of the monsters or
creatures along with places and other terms used in the
book. The index is straightforward; it lists the term and
the page number(s) it is located on. The Further reading
section contains a list of books and websites with more
information about monsters and creatures.<p>Now, you may be
thinking, If it's a book about monsters that could tear you
apart, wont there be blood and such in it? The answer to
that question is a simple no. The only parts of the book
that weren't too gentle weren't as bad as you may think.
There was only three pictures, one with MINOR blood, another
was a bunch of stuff that could have been an extremely
large lump of seaweed that kind of resembled a sea-monster
carcass, and the last one was a beheaded Hydra head.
Opinion:
I really enjoyed how the pictures were painted with intricate
details, so that you can see every separate strand of fur
and scale. I would recommend this book to anyone who is 7
and up, and who enjoys fantasy beasts.
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