{"product_id":"giants-monsters-and-dragons-paperback-by-carol-rose","title":"Giants Monsters and Dragons Paperback by Carol Rose","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2001-12-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e416\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393322118\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e895.86\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e25.25 x 19.76 x 2.57\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! have nothing on Rose, at home in a thicket of menacing creatures.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have always conjured up creatures never seen  in nature, from flying horses and two-headed  birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous  killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions  of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens. In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian  tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories,  Irish oral history, American tall tales, and  Aztec myth. Just some of the monstrous  entourage:\n• Baku, a benevolent Japanese monster with the body of a horse, the head of a lion, and the legs of a tiger, who helps people by  devouring their nightmares.\n• Kurma, the giant  tortoise of Hindu myth, whose upper shell forms  the heavens and lower part the earth.\n•  Missipissy, the feared fish serpent of North  America's Great Lakes region.\nThis illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes  individual beasts in their cultural context but  also groups them together across cultures and  discusses common mythological strands and  conceits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Rose\u003c\/b\u003e is a research member at the University of Kent and a senior lecturer at Canterbury College, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553108971681,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393322118","price":35.1,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393322118.jpg?v=1781726579","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/giants-monsters-and-dragons-paperback-by-carol-rose","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}