Presents legends, hoaxes, myths and tall tales involving monstrous creatures, and also discusses large animals such as the mammoth known to have existed in prehistoric times.

“A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from...

When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when...

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods...

Searching for his sister, a lonely man and his wife come to a beautiful, mysterious Greek island. Obsessed with their quest, they are unaware that lurking on this Mediterranean paradise dwells a cunning mythical beast desiring to consume human flesh.

As they get older, several sisters decide that they must kidnap children and bring them to their secluded island home to help with the work of caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures.

Presents drawings and descriptions of prehistoric plants and animals--both real and imagined--based on scientific findings since the 1990s about the lives and behaviors of dinosaurs and the world in which they existed.

Traces the history of many imaginary creatures as they have appeared in myth and legend through the ages. . .

Some mythological monsters and creatures have been powerful protectors, while others have been deadly foes to humans and gods alike. Monsters and Creatures of World Mythology examines these characters and their legacies today.