Monsters and Legends
Author(s): Davide Cali
Our ancestors believed in mermaids, unicorns, and cyclopes, not because they were mad, but because they didn't know any better. And so what if the terrible kraken, so feared by sailors, was none other than a giant squid? "Monsters and Legends" is a delightful journey into the fearsome, unknown worlds of dragons, vampires, yetis, and gremlins, magnificently illustrated by Gabriella Giandelli.
Davide Cali's book "Piano Piano" received a 2006 Bologna Ragazzi Special Award and the Swiss Enfantaisies Prize for Children's Literature. He is also the co-author of "I Can't Wait," winner of the 2005 Baobob Prize. Cali has received the Belgian Libbylit Award and France's SNCF Award.
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"It's a great balance between fascination with monsters and lore and a skeptical inquiry into how widespread beliefs can be overturned by evidence and rational inquiry--a real 'magic of reality' book."--"Boing Boing""From mermaids and unicorns to Cyclops and giant squid to vampires and zombies, Giandelli's breathtaking illustrations and Cali's illuminating stories about the origin of each mythic creature bring to life the beings that haunt our collective conscience, as well as those we secretly fear -- or hope -- exist in some mystical corner of what we concede is reality."--"Maria Popova, Brainpickings"
General Fields
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- : Flying Eye Books
- : Flying Eye Books
- : 0.59
- : 01 March 2013
- : 325mm X 255mm X 13mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 56
- : 1306
- : Hardback
- : Davide Cali
