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.
The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1646432444
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Travel back in time and walk alongside your favorite prehistoric creatures with The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide—created as if a paleontologist painted these illustrations and made these notes during a journey through the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic periods. Encounter dinos of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species’ appearance, size, diet, and more. Detailed watercolor illustrations will captivate young readers. This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with the coolest prehistoric creatures to walk the Earth, including the T-rex, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dimetrodon, Moschops, Archosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Smilosuchus, Allosaurus, Pterodactylus, and Velociraptor. Explore prehistoric landscapes with these incredible herbivores, ferocious carnivores, and other fascinating animals in The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1646432444
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Travel back in time and walk alongside your favorite prehistoric creatures with The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide—created as if a paleontologist painted these illustrations and made these notes during a journey through the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic periods. Encounter dinos of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species’ appearance, size, diet, and more. Detailed watercolor illustrations will captivate young readers. This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with the coolest prehistoric creatures to walk the Earth, including the T-rex, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dimetrodon, Moschops, Archosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Smilosuchus, Allosaurus, Pterodactylus, and Velociraptor. Explore prehistoric landscapes with these incredible herbivores, ferocious carnivores, and other fascinating animals in The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide!
Dracopedia Field Guide
Author: William O'Connor
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440353840
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Identify dragons in the wild with the Dracopedia Field Guide! Have you ever stumbled upon a dragon egg and thought to yourself, "I wonder which type of scaly beast will burst forth from this delicate and dappled shell?" Well, wonder no more. This fantasy field guide is required reading--and required packing--for both budding and expert dragon enthusiasts. Don’t leave home without it. This comprehensive and elucidating manual identifies the dragons of the world from Amphipteridae through Wyvernae. Each genus of dragon is meticulously chronicled--from winged Coatyls and Sea Orcs to itty, bitty Feydragons to fire-breathing Great Dragons--then broken down into additional subsets to help you discover what sets these magnificent creatures apart. Uncover the biology, history, behavior and habitat of each stunning and primeval beast through written and illustrated descriptions. Each dragon specimen entry includes the following important information for fast and easy identification: • Size • Weight • Visual descriptors, including color, distinguishing marks, wings, horns, beaks, etc. • Habitat • Diet • Conservation status • Common names Dracopedia: The gold standard for dragon enthusiasts everywhere!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440353840
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Identify dragons in the wild with the Dracopedia Field Guide! Have you ever stumbled upon a dragon egg and thought to yourself, "I wonder which type of scaly beast will burst forth from this delicate and dappled shell?" Well, wonder no more. This fantasy field guide is required reading--and required packing--for both budding and expert dragon enthusiasts. Don’t leave home without it. This comprehensive and elucidating manual identifies the dragons of the world from Amphipteridae through Wyvernae. Each genus of dragon is meticulously chronicled--from winged Coatyls and Sea Orcs to itty, bitty Feydragons to fire-breathing Great Dragons--then broken down into additional subsets to help you discover what sets these magnificent creatures apart. Uncover the biology, history, behavior and habitat of each stunning and primeval beast through written and illustrated descriptions. Each dragon specimen entry includes the following important information for fast and easy identification: • Size • Weight • Visual descriptors, including color, distinguishing marks, wings, horns, beaks, etc. • Habitat • Diet • Conservation status • Common names Dracopedia: The gold standard for dragon enthusiasts everywhere!
Unbored
Author: Joshua Glenn
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408830256
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Unbored is the book every modern child needs. Brilliantly walking the line between cool and constructive, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun and doable but that also get kids standing on their own two feet. If you're a kid, you can: -- Build a tipi or an igloo -- Learn to knit -- Take stuff apart and fix it -- Find out how to be constructively critical -- Film a stop-action movie or edit your own music -- Do parkour like James Bond -- Make a little house for a mouse from lollipop sticks -- Be independent! Catch a bus solo or cook yourself lunch -- Make a fake exhaust for your bike so it sounds like you're revving up a motorcycle -- Design a board game -- Go camping (or glamping) -- Plan a road trip -- Get proactive and support the causes you care about -- Develop your taste and decorate your own room -- Make a rocket from a coke bottle -- Play farting games There are gross facts and fascinating stories, reports on what stuff is like (home schooling, working in an office...), Q&As with inspiring grown-ups, extracts from classic novels, lists of useful resources and best ever lists like the top clean rap songs, stop-motion movies or books about rebellion. Just as kids begin to disappear into their screens, here is a book that encourages them to use those tech skills to be creative, try new things and change the world. And it gets parents to join in. Unbored is fully illustrated, easy to use and appealing to young and old, girl and boy. Parents will be comforted by its anti-perfectionist spirit and humour. Kids will just think it's brilliant.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408830256
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Unbored is the book every modern child needs. Brilliantly walking the line between cool and constructive, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun and doable but that also get kids standing on their own two feet. If you're a kid, you can: -- Build a tipi or an igloo -- Learn to knit -- Take stuff apart and fix it -- Find out how to be constructively critical -- Film a stop-action movie or edit your own music -- Do parkour like James Bond -- Make a little house for a mouse from lollipop sticks -- Be independent! Catch a bus solo or cook yourself lunch -- Make a fake exhaust for your bike so it sounds like you're revving up a motorcycle -- Design a board game -- Go camping (or glamping) -- Plan a road trip -- Get proactive and support the causes you care about -- Develop your taste and decorate your own room -- Make a rocket from a coke bottle -- Play farting games There are gross facts and fascinating stories, reports on what stuff is like (home schooling, working in an office...), Q&As with inspiring grown-ups, extracts from classic novels, lists of useful resources and best ever lists like the top clean rap songs, stop-motion movies or books about rebellion. Just as kids begin to disappear into their screens, here is a book that encourages them to use those tech skills to be creative, try new things and change the world. And it gets parents to join in. Unbored is fully illustrated, easy to use and appealing to young and old, girl and boy. Parents will be comforted by its anti-perfectionist spirit and humour. Kids will just think it's brilliant.
The Dragon Hunter's Handbook
Author: Lori Summers
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
ISBN: 9780843177046
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The essential guide for dragon hunters!"
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
ISBN: 9780843177046
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The essential guide for dragon hunters!"
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West
Author: Dennis Paulson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400832942
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West is the first fully illustrated field guide to all 348 species of dragonflies and damselflies in western North America. Dragonflies and damselflies are large, stunningly beautiful insects, as readily observable as birds and butterflies. This unique guide makes identifying them easy--its compact size and user-friendly design make it the only guide you need in the field. Every species is generously illustrated with full-color photographs and a distribution map, and structural features are illustrated where they aid in-hand identification. Detailed species accounts include information on size, distribution, flight season, similar species, habitat, and natural history. Dennis Paulson's introduction provides an essential primer on the biology, natural history, and conservation of these important and fascinating insects, along with helpful tips on how to observe and photograph them. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West is the field guide naturalists, conservationists, and dragonfly enthusiasts have been waiting for. Covers all 348 western species in detail Features a wealth of color photographs Provides a color distribution map for every species Includes helpful identification tips Serves as an essential introduction to dragonflies and their natural history
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400832942
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West is the first fully illustrated field guide to all 348 species of dragonflies and damselflies in western North America. Dragonflies and damselflies are large, stunningly beautiful insects, as readily observable as birds and butterflies. This unique guide makes identifying them easy--its compact size and user-friendly design make it the only guide you need in the field. Every species is generously illustrated with full-color photographs and a distribution map, and structural features are illustrated where they aid in-hand identification. Detailed species accounts include information on size, distribution, flight season, similar species, habitat, and natural history. Dennis Paulson's introduction provides an essential primer on the biology, natural history, and conservation of these important and fascinating insects, along with helpful tips on how to observe and photograph them. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West is the field guide naturalists, conservationists, and dragonfly enthusiasts have been waiting for. Covers all 348 western species in detail Features a wealth of color photographs Provides a color distribution map for every species Includes helpful identification tips Serves as an essential introduction to dragonflies and their natural history
The Field Guide
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
ISBN: 9781398527287
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the first instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. After finding a mysterious handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, the Grace children - Jared, Simon and Mallory - discover that there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own - the world of faerie. The children want to share what they know, but the faeires will do everything possible to stop their secrets being revealed . . .
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
ISBN: 9781398527287
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the first instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. After finding a mysterious handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, the Grace children - Jared, Simon and Mallory - discover that there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own - the world of faerie. The children want to share what they know, but the faeires will do everything possible to stop their secrets being revealed . . .
Mythical Beasts: an Artist's Field Guide to Designing Fantasy Creatures
Author: 3dtotal Publishing
Publisher: 3dtotal Publishing
ISBN: 9781909414488
Category : Animals, Mythical, in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn to draw mythical and fantasy beasts with 3dtotal Publishing's essential compendium of 30 different fantasy creatures.
Publisher: 3dtotal Publishing
ISBN: 9781909414488
Category : Animals, Mythical, in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn to draw mythical and fantasy beasts with 3dtotal Publishing's essential compendium of 30 different fantasy creatures.
Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe
Author: Alyson Noël
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534498257
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Stranger Things meets Sideways Stories from Wayside School in this quirky supernatural middle grade novel about a boy on an unlikely quest to uncover an enchanted book to defeat an unearthly nemesis—from New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël. When he first started seeing ghosts, Max mistakenly assumed everyone else could see them, too. Now, after years of being blamed for the pranks of mischievous spirits, Max is determined to do whatever it takes to make himself normal. But when he’s sent to spend the summer with his eccentric grandfather, Ramhart, being normal becomes impossible. Here in Glimmerville, bakeries sell enchanted pies, the lake is infested with mermaids, the town’s beloved ghosts roam free, and Ramhart himself is celebrated as the world’s most famous monster hunter. At first, all Max wants is to survive the summer, but the more time he spends in Glimmerville, the more he starts to wonder if he’s finally found a place where he can truly be himself. But when a supernatural attack steals Ramhart’s soul, Max—with the help of a few new friends—must go on a quest to find his grandfather’s renowned Field Guide, an enchanted book that contains all the knowledge Ramhart has gathered about defeating unearthly nemeses. And if they don’t find the book fast, Glimmerville will crumble into chaos, and Max will lose the only person who’s ever made him feel at home.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534498257
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Stranger Things meets Sideways Stories from Wayside School in this quirky supernatural middle grade novel about a boy on an unlikely quest to uncover an enchanted book to defeat an unearthly nemesis—from New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël. When he first started seeing ghosts, Max mistakenly assumed everyone else could see them, too. Now, after years of being blamed for the pranks of mischievous spirits, Max is determined to do whatever it takes to make himself normal. But when he’s sent to spend the summer with his eccentric grandfather, Ramhart, being normal becomes impossible. Here in Glimmerville, bakeries sell enchanted pies, the lake is infested with mermaids, the town’s beloved ghosts roam free, and Ramhart himself is celebrated as the world’s most famous monster hunter. At first, all Max wants is to survive the summer, but the more time he spends in Glimmerville, the more he starts to wonder if he’s finally found a place where he can truly be himself. But when a supernatural attack steals Ramhart’s soul, Max—with the help of a few new friends—must go on a quest to find his grandfather’s renowned Field Guide, an enchanted book that contains all the knowledge Ramhart has gathered about defeating unearthly nemeses. And if they don’t find the book fast, Glimmerville will crumble into chaos, and Max will lose the only person who’s ever made him feel at home.
Field Guide to Fantastic Creatures
Author: Giles Sparrow
Publisher: Quercus Books
ISBN: 9781848660267
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get ready for the most incredible safari imaginable: a journey around the globe and throughout history to discover an array of astonishing creatures that almost defy explanation. This fascinating field guide surveys the globe in search of mysterious animals in remote corners of the world, and reveals the truth behind the creatures of myth and legend that have been passed down from generation to generation. Prepare to meet Biblical beasts such as Behemoth and Leviathan, and Mediterranean monsters like the ferocious Minotaur, and Medusa with her deadly stare. In northern Europe you will encounter the famous western dragon and its close relative the wyvern, as well mischievous fairies, gremlins and pixies and, of course, the Loch Ness Monster. Investigate the evidence for sightings of Bigfoot and giant serpents in the Americas; track the mysterious Kongamoto and Ennedi tiger in Africa and do your best to not to disturb the lethal Mongolian death worm or the reclusive Yeti in Asia and beyond. Packed with spectacular computer-generated images, the very latest research and theories about each animal, and distribution maps, tracker tips and advice on how to protect yourself from these fearsome beasts, the pages of this book reveal the world of fabulous creatures and monsters as you have never seen them before.
Publisher: Quercus Books
ISBN: 9781848660267
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get ready for the most incredible safari imaginable: a journey around the globe and throughout history to discover an array of astonishing creatures that almost defy explanation. This fascinating field guide surveys the globe in search of mysterious animals in remote corners of the world, and reveals the truth behind the creatures of myth and legend that have been passed down from generation to generation. Prepare to meet Biblical beasts such as Behemoth and Leviathan, and Mediterranean monsters like the ferocious Minotaur, and Medusa with her deadly stare. In northern Europe you will encounter the famous western dragon and its close relative the wyvern, as well mischievous fairies, gremlins and pixies and, of course, the Loch Ness Monster. Investigate the evidence for sightings of Bigfoot and giant serpents in the Americas; track the mysterious Kongamoto and Ennedi tiger in Africa and do your best to not to disturb the lethal Mongolian death worm or the reclusive Yeti in Asia and beyond. Packed with spectacular computer-generated images, the very latest research and theories about each animal, and distribution maps, tracker tips and advice on how to protect yourself from these fearsome beasts, the pages of this book reveal the world of fabulous creatures and monsters as you have never seen them before.