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Author	Johnson, Hal, 1972-
Title	The big book of monsters : the creepiest creatures from classic literature / by Hal Johnson ; illustrated by Tim Sievert.
Publication Info.	New York : Workman Publishing, [2019]
	©2019

Location	Call No.	Status
Children's Non-Fiction	Juv. 398.4 J	IN LIBRARY

Description	170 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience	Ages 10 and up
Summary	Profiles twenty-five monsters from mythology, folklore, and literature, from Medusa the gorgon and Polyphemus the cyclops to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165).
Contents	Here there be monsters -- The monster: Āpep -- Beatrice Rappaccini -- Cheops -- Devilfish -- Dorian Gray -- Dracula -- Fafnir -- Frankenstein's monster -- The goblin spider -- The Golem -- Grendel -- The Headless Horseman -- The Horla -- Humbaba -- Mr. Hyde -- The Invisible Man -- The Jabberwock -- The Lamia -- The Lyng ghost -- Medusa -- Polyphemus -- Rakshasi -- The Weird Sisters -- White Fell -- Zahhak -- All the books mentioned in this book -- Further reading -- A note on translations -- Even more monsters!
Subject	Monsters in literature -- Juvenile literature.
	Monsters -- Juvenile literature.
	Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile literature.
	Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile literature.
	Monsters in mass media -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author	Sievert, Tim, 1983- illustrator.
Added Title	Creepiest creatures from classic literature
	Book of monsters
	Monsters
ISBN	9781523507115 (hardcover)
	152350711X (hardcover)

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