Author: Kelly Gauthier
Publisher: Ultimate Field Guides
ISBN: 1646434447
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Discover the magical world of the dragons of legend with this field guide—created as if a dracologist painted these illustrations and made these notes while out collecting research. Pick up the journal of a fantastical explorer and discover the best dragons across the universe. Encounter dragons of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species’ appearance, diet, hunting strategies, and more. Most importantly, learn how to avoid becoming a dragon’s next meal! This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with these awesome creatures. This field guide features: Detailed watercolor illustrations that will captivate young readers Marine dragons, ice dragons, arboreal dragons, burrowing dragons, volcanic lava swimmers, aerial dragons, desert dragons, and more Dragon anatomy, including how the fire-generation organ system works, types of scales, feathers, quills, armor plating, horns, claws, teeth, and more Cool features and capabilities: did you know that some dragons possess sound-dampening wings? Or that others can mimic colors and patterns to better ambush prey? Beautiful leather and foil packaging This informative book will introduce you to the creatures that have famously featured in tales around the world—from the Knights of the Round Table to the ancient Greek gods—and the wild and mysterious beasts you never knew existed.
The Ultimate Dragon Field Guide
Author: Kelly Gauthier
Publisher: Ultimate Field Guides
ISBN: 1646434447
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Discover the magical world of the dragons of legend with this field guide—created as if a dracologist painted these illustrations and made these notes while out collecting research. Pick up the journal of a fantastical explorer and discover the best dragons across the universe. Encounter dragons of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species’ appearance, diet, hunting strategies, and more. Most importantly, learn how to avoid becoming a dragon’s next meal! This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with these awesome creatures. This field guide features: Detailed watercolor illustrations that will captivate young readers Marine dragons, ice dragons, arboreal dragons, burrowing dragons, volcanic lava swimmers, aerial dragons, desert dragons, and more Dragon anatomy, including how the fire-generation organ system works, types of scales, feathers, quills, armor plating, horns, claws, teeth, and more Cool features and capabilities: did you know that some dragons possess sound-dampening wings? Or that others can mimic colors and patterns to better ambush prey? Beautiful leather and foil packaging This informative book will introduce you to the creatures that have famously featured in tales around the world—from the Knights of the Round Table to the ancient Greek gods—and the wild and mysterious beasts you never knew existed.
Publisher: Ultimate Field Guides
ISBN: 1646434447
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Discover the magical world of the dragons of legend with this field guide—created as if a dracologist painted these illustrations and made these notes while out collecting research. Pick up the journal of a fantastical explorer and discover the best dragons across the universe. Encounter dragons of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species’ appearance, diet, hunting strategies, and more. Most importantly, learn how to avoid becoming a dragon’s next meal! This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with these awesome creatures. This field guide features: Detailed watercolor illustrations that will captivate young readers Marine dragons, ice dragons, arboreal dragons, burrowing dragons, volcanic lava swimmers, aerial dragons, desert dragons, and more Dragon anatomy, including how the fire-generation organ system works, types of scales, feathers, quills, armor plating, horns, claws, teeth, and more Cool features and capabilities: did you know that some dragons possess sound-dampening wings? Or that others can mimic colors and patterns to better ambush prey? Beautiful leather and foil packaging This informative book will introduce you to the creatures that have famously featured in tales around the world—from the Knights of the Round Table to the ancient Greek gods—and the wild and mysterious beasts you never knew existed.
Science Fiction in Print
Author: Charles N. Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961662929
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961662929
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Here There Be Dragons
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152017057
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In Here There Be Dragons, dragons appear in every guise--ghastly, ghoulish, gentle, gargantuan--always endowed with the author's ingenious touches. Each piece is introduced with the fascinating, and often revealing, story of its making and is illustrated with the intricate, moody pencil drawings of David Wilgus.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152017057
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In Here There Be Dragons, dragons appear in every guise--ghastly, ghoulish, gentle, gargantuan--always endowed with the author's ingenious touches. Each piece is introduced with the fascinating, and often revealing, story of its making and is illustrated with the intricate, moody pencil drawings of David Wilgus.
National Milk Records
Author: Great Britain. Milk Marketing Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Hell's Gate (Book 1 in New MULTIVERSE Series)
Author: David Weber
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1416509399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Union of Arcana has become the most powerful civilization in human history, expanding through the portals linking parallel universes and laying claim to one uninhabited planet after another. But now the Union's scouts have discovered a new portal, on the far side of which lies a shattering revelation.
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1416509399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Union of Arcana has become the most powerful civilization in human history, expanding through the portals linking parallel universes and laying claim to one uninhabited planet after another. But now the Union's scouts have discovered a new portal, on the far side of which lies a shattering revelation.
The Report : Trinidad and Tobago
Author: Oliver Cornock
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1910068896
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1910068896
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Dragonfield and Other Stories
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441166220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441166220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Journal of the Folk-Song Society
Author: Folk-Song Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk songs
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Contains music.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk songs
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Contains music.
Fractals and Chaos
Author: Benoit Mandelbrot
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475740174
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Just 23 years ago Benoit Mandelbrot published his famous picture of the Mandelbrot set, but that picture has changed our view of the mathematical and physical universe. In this text, Mandelbrot offers 25 papers from the past 25 years, many related to the famous inkblot figure. Of historical interest are some early images of this fractal object produced with a crude dot-matrix printer. The text includes some items not previously published.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475740174
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Just 23 years ago Benoit Mandelbrot published his famous picture of the Mandelbrot set, but that picture has changed our view of the mathematical and physical universe. In this text, Mandelbrot offers 25 papers from the past 25 years, many related to the famous inkblot figure. Of historical interest are some early images of this fractal object produced with a crude dot-matrix printer. The text includes some items not previously published.
The Last Dragon
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1621156613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Master storyteller Jane Yolen (Owl Moon, Sword of the Rightful King) and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay (Swamp Thing, Magic: The Gathering) weave a textured and lyrical tale of adventure, homelands, and heroism the hard way. Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the dragons rises to wreak havoc anewwith only a healer's daughter and a kiteflying wouldbe hero standing in its way. * A compelling coming of age fantasy with exquisite fully painted art! "Romantic artwork, rich and elegant in color, powerful in design and line, gives vivid life to this tale of a young village couple outwitting a dragon." Ursula K. LeGuin "When one of the world's great fabulists teams with a charming artist to create a graphic album, you expect something special, and you get it. Sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, sometimes adventurous—this is what fantasy is supposed to be." Will Shetterly
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1621156613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Master storyteller Jane Yolen (Owl Moon, Sword of the Rightful King) and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay (Swamp Thing, Magic: The Gathering) weave a textured and lyrical tale of adventure, homelands, and heroism the hard way. Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the dragons rises to wreak havoc anewwith only a healer's daughter and a kiteflying wouldbe hero standing in its way. * A compelling coming of age fantasy with exquisite fully painted art! "Romantic artwork, rich and elegant in color, powerful in design and line, gives vivid life to this tale of a young village couple outwitting a dragon." Ursula K. LeGuin "When one of the world's great fabulists teams with a charming artist to create a graphic album, you expect something special, and you get it. Sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, sometimes adventurous—this is what fantasy is supposed to be." Will Shetterly