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"Series Review: Graphic Mythical Creatures ""Mythical creatures and legendary monsters fill the pages of these short stories with excitement and mystery. ... Dragons and Werewolves provide the right combination for high interest and ""scary"" satisfaction. Color pictures of detailed mystical creatures will entertain students who are visual learners. This series will be popular for graphic readers and also appeal to the most reluctant reader."" - Library Media Connection Series Review: Graphic Mythical Creatures Each book includes a two-page introduction to the creature to root its appearance in history and mythology, as well as a graphic-novel-style story about it and a page about related stories from other countries or mythological traditions. ... the books as a whole include a wide range of stories, from Greek myth to Russian fairy tales to medieval legends, so readers ... will get a feel for the wide range of the myths, something readers of individual titles only might miss. The stories ... are action packed and character driven, matched with artwork reminiscent of superhero comics. Characters, rather than creatures, are the prime focus of the stories in most cases, in terms of plot and imagery. ... Readers should be engaged by this treatment. --School Library Journal"

Series Review: Graphic Mythical Creatures Mythical creatures and legendary monsters fill the pages of these short stories with excitement and mystery. ... Dragons and Werewolves provide the right combination for high interest and scary satisfaction. Color pictures of detailed mystical creatures will entertain students who are visual learners. This series will be popular for graphic readers and also appeal to the most reluctant reader. - Library Media Connection Series Review: Graphic Mythical Creatures Each book includes a two-page introduction to the creature to root its appearance in history and mythology, as well as a graphic-novel-style story about it and a page about related stories from other countries or mythological traditions. ... the books as a whole include a wide range of stories, from Greek myth to Russian fairy tales to medieval legends, so readers ... will get a feel for the wide range of the myths, something readers of individual titles only might miss. The stories ... are action packed and character driven, matched with artwork reminiscent of superhero comics. Characters, rather than creatures, are the prime focus of the stories in most cases, in terms of plot and imagery. ... Readers should be engaged by this treatment. --School Library Journal

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