Arcadia Public Library

Meet the fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods! The Hodag, like a spinybacked bull-horned rhinoceros packing 3,000 pounds of carnivorous fury. The Snoligoster, the reptilian beast that feeds on the shadows of its victims. And deadlier than a rattler, copperhead, or cottonmouth combined, the Hoop Snake, which can chase prey at speeds up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause the victim to turn purple, swell up, and...

A bestiary featuring mythical animals such as the gryphon and the chimera.

A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Licken, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and Loosey Goosey, to tell them the sky is falling.

Brief stories featuring such creatures as flower fairies, elves, dwarves, and river sprites.

When an acorn drops on Chicken Little's head, he thinks the sky is falling and dashes off to tell the King. But instead he finds Foxy Loxy... Is Chicken Licken about to become Chicken Lunch?

A modern rendition of a medieval bestiary provides illustrations of animals, both real and mythical, along with common myths associated with them.

Badger Girl is delighted to find the biggest turnip she has ever seen growing in her vegetable garden, but when the time comes to harvest the giant root, she is unable to pull it up without help from family and friends.

"In handbook format, describes the physical features, behavior, and habitat of deadly fantasy monsters"--

"Did you know that people used to think dinosaur bones were actually dragon bones? Or that Alexander the Great claimed to have battled a dragon in India? Discover the history of this special creature, and decide for yourself if you believe in dragons!"--Back cover A photographic history of dragon lore attributes famous mythological tales to real-world animals considered by some to be examples of dragon species, in a nonfiction leveled reader that...

When a Traveller family experiences a run of bad luck, an imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a magical white horse. A traditional Traveller-family folk tale which inspires hope and celebrates creativity. Told by a Romani storyteller together with a picture book author to positively reflect Travelling cultures.