"An informative introduction to nature's scariest creatures, exploring why some animals are considered 'monsters.'"--

A retelling of the Indonesian folktale featuring the popular trickster Kanchil, who boasts that he is the fastest animal in the forest.

Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

In this African version of the traditional folktale Stone Soup, Noko the porcupine tricks the other well fed but selfish animals into sharing their food with him and the whole village.

Cryptozoology is the study of mysterious creatures that fall between the realm of real and imaginary on the scientific spectrum. Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide offers a closer look at fifty of these amazing creatures, examining the best possible evidence for each, including scientific papers, magazine and newspaper articles, and credible eyewitness accounts. The fifty cryptids are arranged in order alphabetically, and in addition to speculative...

"We all know 'there's no such thing as monsters,' but our imaginations tell us otherwise. From the mythical beasts of ancient Greece to the hormonal vampires of the Twilight saga, monsters have captivated us for millennia. Matt Kaplan, a noted science journalist and monster-myth enthusiast, employs an entertaining mix of cutting-edge research and a love of lore to explore the history behind these fantastical fictions and our hardwired obsession with...

Sixty-four of the tales told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.