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Uma leitura bem leve e divertida para saber um pouco mais os mitos de vários lugares do mundo. Um livro que agrada não só crianças, mas pessoas de várias idades.

This is an amazing illustrated book about fascinating myths and legends some heard and unheard of, from around world. The illustrations and colors are gorgeous and would draw any reader in. Stories are short and accessible. I can’t wait to get a copy for myself to read it with my child! I however wouldn’t categorize it as a children’s non fiction because I personally think adults would enjoy it too.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

I love myths and legends and was really excited to read this book.
First of all, it looks beautiful. I love the layout and the illustrations. The book begins with a contents page showing that the myths and legends have been split up into different regions around the world. This is really handy if you are looking for a myth or legend from a particular country. There is then a short introduction to what myths and legends are. This is followed by a beautiful map. The book then goes through the five regions one by one and describes the mythical creatures associated with each. Some of the creatures have a short story that follows their description. The illustrations that accompany the descriptions are just beautiful and would lend themselves very nicely to some artwork inspired by myths and legends.
There were some mythical creatures in here that I had heard of already, but plenty that I hadn’t. I found the information included about each creature really interesting and detailed. There was lots of new information to me in this book, and it certainly put a new spin on my childhood favourite, the rainbow fish!
This book would be brilliant to use as a prompt for myths and legend writing as well as art and DT work in most year groups.

Mythopedia's illustrations are utterly gorgeous, the bright colour palette used and the full page spreads are reason enough to give this book a read.

A great non-fiction book for children about some lesser known mythical creatures and the legends that accompany them.

Thanks to Laurence King publishing for an advanced copy of Mythopedia.

I was given an e-arc to review from the publisher (thank you!).

This book is GORGEOUS. I just need to take a moment to breathe before I write anymore because I'm still reeling from the beauty of this book.
The illustrations...are STUNNING! I don't always say that about books but this took my breath away.
I loved the actual book too. It was so informative and it was like stepping into another world.
I know this is children's non fiction but I am SERIOUSLY considering buying a physical copy when this is published because it is gorgeous!

This book has lovely, rich illustrations about lesser-known mythical creatures. I've seen books like this before, but this was one of the most beautiful

Thank you so much Laurence King Publishing for granting me access to this book via Netgalley! It's one of the best things I've read, ever!!! I knew as soon as I saw that cover and read the blurb that I had to read this one, and I definitely wasn't disappointed!

I can go on and on about the things that are amazing about this book, but the list would be endless. It's categorized as children's nonfiction, but I feel that everyone of all ages can benefit a lot from reading this one. It features myths and legends from so many cultures from all over the world, and I learnt so many new things. I've been a lover of mythologies for as long as I can remember, and reading this made me realize how much of mainstream mythology is dominated by European (especially Greek) mythology.

The book featured such amazing, colorful, vibrant, and detailed illustrations. The pages were bursting with so much life and it was so easy to get lost in the book. With each short entry, there were amazing illustrations right on the same page so you could get a good pictorial rendering of that creature or story.

I loved that the book also had a general introduction to what myths and legends are, which is perfect for young readers or anyone who might be getting their first introduction to myths and legends through this book. Most entries of different creatures also had some short stories connected to them. Apart from talking about different myths, the entries also mentioned the culture/people who believe in the myth, or where the myth originated from.

I loved learning about new cultures, people, and myths through this book.

What a gorgeous books! I don't know how they made the illustrations of such grotesque beings as pretty as they did but wow! Amazing! I also loved that there were lots of beasts and stories that I had never heard of!
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

I love this book. It does everything that a teacher could want, bar plan the lesson for you. Well written and stunningly illustrated. A perfect model text for writing, wonderful for reading comprehension and inspiring for art & culture. I know that this would appeal to so many children for the history, geography, design, magical stories and the detailed tales. An absolute must for every classroom!

Mythopedia is a gorgeously illustrated guide into different mythological creatures and their legends from all over the world.

The book is broken up by a region or continent. Each mythical creature is accompanied by a gorgeous illustration of it along with a one page write up about it. Some creatures have further stories and legends explained over a few pages. Some of the beasts were ones I have grown up reading about and others were completely new to me. I think a pronunciation guide could be helpful.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves mythology and beasts. The illustrations make this book stand out above all others of its kind.

I received an advanced reader copy from Laurence King Publishing through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.

This book has beautiful illustrations and covers some mythical creatures from all corners of the globe, treating every continent equally for some lesser-known stories. It’s a good introduction but could have covered more creatures. I think kids will appreciate it, though.

This is one of the most beautiful books I’ve seen, the artistry of the drawings is increasingly. I highly recommend this books for both adult and children alike who love mythology and want to learn more about mythical creatures from around the world. A must have book that would make the perfect gift.

This book is glorious and is a title I will definitely be adding to my school library. I expect it will be read ferociously by all of the pupils as there is something for everyone in this book.

The illustrations are beautiful throughout and I could lose hours just exploring these: do not miss the 'Rainbow Serpent' if you are flicking through! The level of detail and colour throughout is eye-catching and inspiring and I can think of a number of ways these could be used throughout the KS2 curriculum.

The myths themselves have been collected from around the globe, so there are many familiar tales (cf. Anansi) but lots that I had never heard of before. The factual pages are short and easily digestible so this is a great title to dip in an out of on a regular basis. The non-fiction pages (which make up most of the book) are interspersed with short stories, too, which is a great addition to bring the myths truly alive to a reader.

The only thing I would have liked is a pronunciation guide as there are many unusual names in this book and that would have given me a little more confidence when reading aloud to children. Before I use this with any of my classes I will definitely need to look up some suggestions - though I can see that this might make for some rich discussions and opportunities to talk about blending sounds and pronunciation in different languages.

Great collection of myths, from the well known to the obscure. Beautifully illustrated. A lovely book.

This is, hands down, one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen. I would happily wallpaper my entire house in this art if I could.

I really enjoyed the content too. It was very easy to understand and the stories sprinkled throughout were lovel.y.

I can't speak to the accuracy of the information, as many of these creatures were new to me, but it was a really enjoyable read.

Thank you to Laurence King Publishing Ltd for the chance to review this beautiful book!

This is a beautifully illustrated book that would capture any child's imagination. It includes mythical creatures from around the world, arranged by continent, including Chinese dragons, Greek myths, ancient Egyptian gods and Amazon monsters. Each creatures has a double page spread with a summary about the creatures, with language perfect for analysing in upper key stage two, if you wanted children to write their own description. The rich illustrations across the whole page are gorgeous.

This is a truly beautiful book and one that you can dip into lots and lots, I have many books like this and I do not read them, as I would a novel, but enjoy browsing the pages and reading what peaks my interest at the time.

We also get a clue from the title, MythOPEDIA, so we know that this is an enclopediac tale of mysteries and mythological creatures from around the globe, you just have to go by the cover with regards to what to expect on the inside.
The illustrations are just divinely colourful, poetry for the eyes!

I do love Myth and Folklore and loosing myself into my imagaination and this book is a very good way of doing so, so totally recommend this for anyone who wishes to partake in some exploration, no matter your age .

Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to view this book, most grateful and happy!

A review will be published nearer the date of publication.

This really blew me away, even as someone with a background in studying mythology from around the world! The illustrations were absolutely stunning and almost distracted me from the from the writing itself, which was also very eloquent. The colours are so strong and vibrant, and the pages are full with images that jump out at the reader. It gave such a lovely reading experience!

I love how this went all around the world, giving fuller spreads to more well-known mythology creatures with deeper origin stories. I have to admit, there were some in the book that I hadn't heard of before, and I loved how diverse it was!

Although I can appreciate this because of my background, I know that beginners to mythological would find this very accessible and informative as well. I think that this would definitely be something magical to read with children too, or just to have in your own personal collection!

This is an absolutely stunning encyclopedia of mythological creatures, perfect for children and adults alike. The descriptions of the origins and legend behind each creature are well presented, concise and easy to understand. It was a pleasure to read. But honestly my favourite part of this book has to be the gorgeous colourful illustrations featured on every page. They are just beautiful, and made it a pleasure to keep turning the pages and learning more. Excellent.

This book was received as an ARC from Laurence King Publishing Ltd in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was blown away at the details and artwork on all the mythical creatures. There are some I am very familiar with such as Pegasus, Rainbow Fish, and Rainbow Serpent and some that I am not familiar with and haven't heard of before but after reading their descriptions I was so fascinated by their story. The artwork was purely breathtaking and I can see mothers and grandmothers reading this book as a bedtime story with their children and grandchildren. Everyone is sure going to love this book and imagine these mystical creatures come to life.

We will consider adding this title to our JNon-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.