Download or read book Mysterious Creatures written by George M. Eberhart and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
Download or read book Monster Hunt Exploring Mysterious Creatures with Jim Arnosky written by Jim Arnosky and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster hold endless fascination for people around the globe. Do these creatures really exist? Countless eyewitnesses say yes, and scientists are discovering new animal species every year, so perhaps it isn’t impossible. But how would such large animals survive? Where would they live, and what would they eat? In Monster Hunt, Jim Arnosky presents mythical creatures of the past and gigantic prehistoric animals that have survived to the present. He examines accounts of Kraken, Bigfoot, and Nessie, and then invites readers to join him in exploring what might be living in the deep waters of Lake Champlain. With its combination of folklore, natural history, and field research, this beautifully illustrated book is ideal for anyone who is curious and enjoys a little mystery.
Download or read book The Book of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity. Ê
Download or read book Jellyfish written by Michele Dufresne and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doscover Our World
Download or read book Monsters of Virginia written by L. B. Taylor and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out about all the strange phenomena that abounds in Virginia.
Download or read book Tales of the Cryptids written by Kelly Milner Halls and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes animals and monsters whose existence is in doubt, providing information on where and when they were sighted, the research being done about these creatures, and their supposed physical characteristics and behaviors.
Download or read book Monsters of Pennsylvania written by Patty A. Wilson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pennsylvania is home to an assortment of odd creatures, and this volume features the best of the bunch. Bigfoot looms large here, trudging the wilds all throughout the state. Other cryptids featured are the gigantic Broad Top Snake, the bizarre Dogman of Westmoreland County, and Bessie, Lake Erie's resident monster. Reports of big cats, giant attacking thunderbirds, bloodsucking wolfmen, and mischievous, mine-dwelling--Tommyknockers are included.
Download or read book Sacred Monsters written by Nosson Slifkin and published by Zoo Torah. This book was released on 2007 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragons, unicorns, mermaids ... all the famous creatures of myth and legend are to be found in the Torah, Talmud and Midrash. But what are we to make of them? Do they really exist? Did the Torah scholars of old believe in their existence? And if not, why did they describe these creatures? Sacred Monsters is a thoroughly revised and vastly expanded edition of the bestselling book Mysterious Creatures. Rabbi Natan Slifkin, the famous "Zoo Rabbi," revisits all the creatures of that work as well as a host of new ones, including werewolves, giants, dwarfs, two-headed mutants, and the enigmatic shamir-worm. Sacred Monsters explores these cases in detail and discusses a range of different approaches for understanding them. Aside from the fascinating insights into these cryptic creatures, Sacred Monsters also presents a framework within which to approach any conflict between classical Jewish texts and the modern scientific worldview. Complete with extraordinary photographs and fascinating ancient illustrations, Sacred Monsters is a scholarly yet stimulating work that will be a treasured addition to your bookshelf
Download or read book Mysterious Creatures written by Michael Teitelbaum and published by Childs World Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Bigfoot and the Yeti, to the spooky Chupacabra, these monsters live among us . . . or do they?
Download or read book Mysterious Creatures written by Time-Life Books and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1988 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the legends and history of strange creatures.
Download or read book Monsters of West Virginia written by Visionary Living, Inc. and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out about the bizarre creatures that live in West Virginia.
Download or read book Monsters of New York written by Bruce G. Hallenbeck and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore monster myths and legends of the Empire State.
Download or read book Mysterious Creatures 2 volumes written by George M. Eberhart and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to cryptozoology—the quest to identify animals that have not been officially catalogued by science and to place these unknown animals into their proper zoological categories. In this fascinating two-volume encyclopedia, author George M. Eberhart provides a comprehensive catalog of nearly 1,000 cryptids—unknown animals usually reported through eyewitness accounts and not yet described by science. Cryptids are the stuff of folklore, hoaxes, and genuine scientific breakthroughs. There are 400 now-classified cryptids once considered either extinct or pure fantasy. The cryptozoologist's job is to strip away the myth, misidentification, and mystery—and separate fact from fiction. Mysterious Creatures covers everything from dinosaurs and the emala-ntouka, an elephant-killing dinosaur-like animal of central Africa, to searches for the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, and other cryptozoological hoaxes. Entries about specific animals include the derivation or meaning of each cryptid's name, its scientific name, variant names, a physical description, behavior, description of tracks, habitat, significant sightings, present status, and possible explanations. Illustrations and photographs accompany many entries. The book also includes resources and references for further information.
Download or read book Monsters of New Jersey written by Loren Coleman and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents stories of the best known of the Garden State's cryptid population.
Download or read book Mysterious Creatures written by Katie Dicker and published by . This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People have always told tales about strange beasts. They tell of mysterious creatures that materialize from the shadows, huge footprints, and noises in the night. Mysterious Creatures describes some of the strangest monsters that have ever been seen. From frightening flying reptiles and huge mountain monsters, to deadly death worms in remote deserts-these creatures are strange and terrifying. Book jacket.
Download or read book Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods written by William Thomas Cox and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Minnesota Road Guide to Mysterious Creatures written by Chad Lewis and published by On the Road Publications. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes the audience on a bizarre journey to some of the most paranormal places in MN. From aliens attaching in Sauk Centre and the deadly serpent in Lake Pepin to Phantom Animals prowling the woods and Bigfoot lurking in your own backyard, no place in MN is without its own mysterious creature. Complete with photos, case history, eyewitness accounts, folklore, and directions, this unique book encourages you to visit these places for your own supernatural story.
