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Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters: An Encyclopedia of World Mythology

by Sheila Keenan

Hardcover, 2000

Status

Available

Local notes

291.1 Kee

Barcode

3433

Collection

Tags

Mythology, World Mythology, Indian mythology, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology, Asian Mythology, African mythology, Egyptology, Greek Mythology, Roman mythology, Celtic Mythology, Norse Mythology, American Mythology, Australian Mythology, (200) RELIGION, (291) COMPARITIVE_RELIGION, INVENTORY LS 2022_23

Genres

Publication

Scholastic (2000), Edition: 1St Edition, Hardcover, 128 pages

Description

Discusses the characters and themes of the myths of peoples from Asia to Africa to North and South America.

Subjects

Mythology Juvenile literature

Awards

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2001)

Physical description

128 p.; 11.22 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member Kathdavis54

This extensive collection of mythological tales will engage readers. It includes stories from many different counties. The only draw back is that it is so many stories that they all are condensed down. At the very least it is a good start for new student to mythology.

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Pages

128

Rating

½ (10 ratings; 3.8)

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