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Monsterology

Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead

Arthur Slade Derek Mah Derek Mah

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Tundra Books
15 May 2011
Monsterology- Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead is the most fun anyone can have with some of the nastiest creatures ever imagined! Who can resist morsels like the fact that ""Drakul"" means ""son of the dragon"" in Romanian, that the first Golem may have been Enkidu, who appeared in the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, and that Frankenstein's Monster was first inspired by Mary Shelley's nightmare?

Governor General's Award-winner Arthur Slade has gathered together fifteen scary critters, ranging from Dracula to Golem, from Frankenstein to Baba Yaga and even a zombie. He provides facts, real history, imagined history, and lots of jokes to make these creatures come to life. Slade's hilarious text presents delicious imagined gossip, favorite blood types, favorite movies, and even favorite haunts (you should pardon the expression) with character descriptions and thoroughly researched background information.

Lively black-and-white illustrations by Derek Mah make this a book that is sure to be a hit with every monster-loving reader.
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Illustrated by:   Derek Mah, Derek Mah
Imprint:   Tundra Books
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 139mm,  Spine: 7mm
Weight:   179g
ISBN:   9780887767142
ISBN 10:   0887767141
Pages:   96
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Arthur Slade was raised in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan and began writing at an early age. He received an English Honors degree from the University of Saskatchewan, spent several years writing advertising and is a full-time fiction writer. He is the author of the ""Northern Frights"" series, the ""Canadian Chills"" series, Dust, which won the the 2001 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature, and Tribes. He lives in Saskatoon with his wife, Brenda Baker, and daughter Tori. Derek Mah draws and paints in Calgary, Alberta, in the company of his wife Cari, two cats, a rotating cast of gerbils, hamsters, and mice. He has spent the past two decades trying to convince anyone who will listen that it is too a real job.

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