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K-3Blazers: All About Fantasy Creatures series.
This series provides brief field guide–like introductions to creatures from myth and folklore. Each creature gets a basic stats box along with descriptions of appearance and behaviors. The selections draw heavily from Western lore, but the volumes lack such contextual details. Though the style and media of the illustrations vary greatly, the pictures are serviceable. A creature quiz is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Blazers: All About Fantasy Creatures titles: Discover Dragons, Giants, and Other Deadly Fantasy Monsters and Discover Gnomes, Halflings, and Other Wondrous Fantasy Beings.