A NATURAL HISTORY OF MAGICAL BEASTS
Featuring a gold-foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with beautiful illustrations and precise notes detailing the secret lives of magical beasts.
Tales of magical creatures have been told across the world for generations... but are these stories merely flights of fancy, or is there any truth to the legends of unicorns and dragons, centaurs and griffins?
Presented as the notebook of a 1920s zoologist, this lavish volume sets out to answer this question, revealing the hidden world of the magical beasts that live among us. Within these pages you will meet bizarre and beautiful creatures from around the globe, discovering their habits, habitats and the legends surrounding them. Learn about the anatomy of a unicorn, the life cycle of a phoenix, incredible dragon courtship dances and much more in this ultimate guide to magical creatures.
This exquisitely illustrated album will entrance all true-believers and fantasy enthusiasts.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 6 años.
HAWKINS EMILY
Emily Hawkins nació en Reino Unido y estudió Literatura Inglesa en la Universidad de Nottingham, donde se graduó con honores. Comenzó su carrera como editora de libros infantiles y posteriormente se dedicó a escribir a tiempo completo. Su obra abarca títulos de divulgación y ficción para niños, con especial interés en la mitología, el folclore y la naturaleza. Entre sus publicaciones destacan Oceanology en 2009, Atlas of Animal Adventures en 2016 y A Natural History of Fairies en 2020, traducido a trece idiomas. Ha escrito también sobre sirenas, dinosaurios y criaturas mágicas. Reside en Winchester, Inglaterra.
