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haunt's review against another edition
2.0
2 stars is really the best I can do for my personal reading of this book—but it would probably be great for kids!! Beautiful illustrations and unique (albeit difficult/annoying to read) layout on the “collage” style pages. No sources for information used whatsoever. In many places, the folklore presented was too vague, left out pieces of key related information, etc. For a child, aka “reading for fun and/or to enjoy the illustrations”, I think this would be an excellent choice.
duchessofreadin's review
4.0
When it comes to youth reading, this book knocked it out of the park! Easy to read, full of great artwork, and some great stories along the way!
I truly enjoyed reading this book, and pulled in references from around the world! Truly amazing.
I truly enjoyed reading this book, and pulled in references from around the world! Truly amazing.
ladylil's review
4.0
This is the perfect bedtime book. Something to dive in and out of in parts rather than in one go. The facts are short and snappy, but knows when to throw in a longer story to balance out the facts. The beautiful illustrations balance out and tie together facts seamlessly. Young ones are sure to be fascinated by stories of lore, folklore and myths will be glued to this book.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
theelazyyonee's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fun little read, I always love learning more about folklore. Found this one at Five Below. :)
mfrisk's review
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
This is a fun and amazingly well illustrated book about the intersections of nature and folklore and mythology and how we as humans have contextualized this forces around us. Highly recommend for readers of any age who love to learn about storytelling and about history.
misstessamaye's review
informative
5.0
The artwork is beautiful (why a friend gifted it to me for my birthday) and I loved learning about different cultures' ways and viewing different aspects of nature, what they mean to all of us.