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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dee Dee Chainey , Willow Winsham , Joe McLarenPublisher: Batsford Imprint: Batsford Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781849949217ISBN 10: 1849949212 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAuthors’ Note Introduction Seas & Rivers Treasures, Seduction and Death: The Lure of the Ocean Waves The Seas and Oceans Famous Floods Mermaids, Selkies and Spirits of the Deep Monsters from the Deep Maui, Demi-God and Creator of Islands Claimed by the Waves: Underwater Worlds Scheherazade’s Tales: One Thousand and One Nights Top Seven Tales from the Seven Seas Red Sky at Night: Sailor Superstitions from Across the Glove What Lurks Beneath: Sacred Rivers & Mysterious Lakes Rivers and Lakes Sacred Rivers Rivers of the Underworld Waterfall Folklore The Mysterious Waters of Scotland Water Horses: Majestic and Malevolent Creatures from the Depths Humped Serpents and Vicious Eels: Loch Ness and the World’s Most Fearsome Lake Monsters The Folklore of Swamps and Marshes The Shapeshifting Pink Dolphin of the Amazon River Be Careful Where You Rest: The Insatiable Appetite of the Irish Joint Eater Well Folklore The Fountain of Youth Myth and Mystery: The Lady of the Lake Woodlands and Forests Introduction Into the Trees The World Tree Trees of Myth and Mystery from Around the World The Marvellous Mushrooms of the Forest Floor The Trees of Christmas Woodland Creatures Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Bears, Gods and Heroes, Virgins, Huntsmen and Jesus Christ: The Quest for the Unicorn Jackalopes and Wolpertingers: The Most Fearsome of Critters Folk of the Forests A Giant Among Lumberjacks: Paul Bunyan and the North American Lumber Camps Lords of the Wild At One with the Trees: Tree Nymphs and Spirits Forest Hags from Around the World Fearlessness in the Forests Stars & Skies A Journey through the Skies Stars and Heavens Solar Deities: Gods and Goddesses of the Sun A Fateful Flight: Daedalus and Icarus Sun-Got-Bit-By-Bear: Eclipses of the Sun Hina: The Woman in the Moon Man, Rabbit, or Jack and Jill? The Many Faces of the Moon The Morning Star and the Evening Star: A Romanian Tale The Seven Sisters: Orion and the Pleiades How the Milky Way Came to Be Soaring Souls and Shooting Stars: Star Superstitions from Around the World Sumptuous Skies Stallions of the Skies: Pegasus and Other Soaring Steeds Birds of Myth and Legend The Firebird Come Rain or Shine: Weather Lore and Superstitions Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Rainbows in Myth and Legend The Lucky Rainbow and the Indalo Myth Shimmering Lights and Walrus Heads: The Folklore and Legends of the Auroras Flying Cryptids Conclusion Acknowledgements References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDee Dee Chainey is an archaeologist by training, and author of A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe from National Trust Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday. Willow Winsham is an historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History andEngland's Witchcraft Trials from Pen and Sword Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday. Joe McLaren graduated from the University of Brighton in 2003, and now lives and works in Rochester, Kent. He previously taught Foundation Illustration at Central Saint Martins. A superbly talented illustrator, Joe's clients include Penguin, Faber, Random House, Orion, Folio, Portobello, Whites Books, John Murray, Oxford, Vintage, The Times, The Guardian and The Financial Times. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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