Editorial Review
SLJ Review of Mythical Creatures Set Two
In simple, easy-to-understand prose, with few sentences per page, this well-written series delivers basic information about mythical creatures. The text and images in each volume covers the creatures’ appearance, powers and abilities, diet, personality, habitat, and social group-ing.
In each title, students will discover how the creature is represented in legends, myths, and stories. Readers will learn about the beings’ ancient history, but scientific facts are offered as well. Each title presents facts from science and the natural world to help readers understand how stories about the creatures could have developed, e.g., humans riding horses may have spawned centaur legends.
The visuals are largely comprised of colorful, cartoonish illustrations, and the eye-catching covers also capture this style. Sidebars resembling scrolls add extra information, including boldfaced vocabulary words.
VERDICT Appealing, informative coverage of a few mythical beings for strong or striving readers. Recommended for schools and public libraries.