Now in paperback, twenty bone-chilling tales about the most dangerous fantastical beasts in American folklore. Meet the Snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows of its victims. The Hodag, like a spiny-backed bull-horned rhinoceros. The Hoop Snake, which can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its tail, cause it to turn purple, swell up, and die.Illustrated throughout, Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods is for every young reader who loves a good scare. The book was originally published in 1910 by William Thomas Cox and is now inspiringly retold by Hal Johnson, author of Immortal Lycanthropes. The creatures are all scales and claws, razor-sharp teeth and stealth, camouflage and single-minded nastiness. Straight out of the era of Paul Bunyan, they speak to an earlier time in American history, when the woods were indeed dark and deep and filled with mystery. The tone is smart and quirky. The illustrations have a sinewy, retro field-guide look. Read them around a campfire, if you dare.

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Now in paper back, twenty bone chilling tales about the most dangerous fantastical beasts in folklore.

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ISBN :

9781523501212

Publisher :

Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated

Imprint :

Workman Publishing

Weight (g) :

0.272155

Publication date :

August 2017

Dimensions :

235mm X 133mm

Produced in :

United States

Availability date :

July 2017

Product Type : books

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Author : Hal Johnson

Author : Hal Johnson

Illustrations : B-W illustrations throughout

Illustrations : B-W illustrations throughout

Pages : 176

Pages : 176

Dewey classification : 823.92

Dewey classification : 823.92

Language : English

Language : English

Illustrator : Tom Mead

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