Picture Books and Fairy Tales

Mitska čudovišta: Klasični mitovi

Gerrie Mccall, Lisa Regan

The book presents twenty creatures from classical myths.

Maps and illustrations introduce us to the origin and appearance of these monsters, for example basilisk, kerbera, chimera, gorgon, griffin, harpy, hydra, scylla, siren or sphinx, and we get more detailed knowledge about them by stating interesting facts about their characteristics and events in which participated, and through the summaries of the stories in which they appear. There is a glossary and index as well as lists of books and websites that contain additional information.

Original title

Classical myths

Translation

Duško Čavić

Editor

Robert Mlinarec

Dimensions

26 x 20 cm

Pages

Publisher

Egmont, Zagreb, 2012.

Latin alphabet. Hardcover.

Language: Croatian.

ISBN

978-9-53130-779-6

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