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Mythical Beasts

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by Andrea Mills


  outside buildings in Korea?

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  Which creature’s head does

  a Minotaur have?

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  What will a kappa do if you

  bow to it?

  8

  What happens if you stare

  at a Gorgon?

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  What does Tengu mean?

  10 Where would you find

  El Chupacabra?

  11 Which Egyptian god has a man’s

  body and a crocodile’s head?

  12 What is the name of the spider

  trickster from West Africa?

  Answers on page 61

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  Glossary

  Continent

  large area of land that has many countries on it, for example, Asia or Europe

  Duel

  fight or conflict between two people or groups Equivalent

  when two things are equal

  Grotesque

  something that is so unpleasant it becomes

  shocking or upsetting

  Loch

  large area of water in Scotland

  Majestic

  beautiful or impressive

  Medieval

  from or relating to the Middle Ages, a time in European history between the years of 600 and 1500

  Polynesian

  from or relating to Polynesia, a group of islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean

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  Sacrifice

  give something or someone as an offering in exchange for something else

  Salamander

  an animal that lives both on land and in water Scandinavia

  area of land in Northern Europe that includes Norway and Sweden

  Slay

  kill

  Sonar

  piece of equipment that can calculate the position of something underwater using sound waves

  Tusks

  long teeth that grow from the jaws of animals Underworld

  place that some myths say is where people

  go after they die

  Answers to the quiz:

  1. Ymir’s eyebrows; 2. An egg; 3. One Thousand and One Nights; 4. Elephant of the Clouds; 5. Haechi; 6. A bull’s head; 7. It will bow back; 8. You will turn to stone; 9. Heavenly dog; 10. In Puerto Rico; 11. Sobek; 12. Anansi

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  Index

  Airavata 24–25

  Garuda 15

  Ali 22

  Gorgons 12–13

  Anansi 56

  griffins 16–17

  Beast of Bodmin

  Haechi 28–29

  Moor 33

  Hercules 41

  Bes 57

  Hydra 40–41

  Bigfoot 33

  kappas 38–39

  Brahma 24

  Kelpie 45

  Brer Rabbit 56

  Komodo dragons 23

  Cerberus 15

  Kraken 36–37

  Coyote 48–49

  Kuh Billaur 22

  Dracula 55

  Loch Ness Monster

  dragons 22–23

  34–35

  El Chupacabra 14

  Maui 57

  Eshu 57

  Medusa 12, 15

  Fafnir 23

  mermaids 42–43

  gargoyles 22

  Minotaur 30–31

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  Mothman 32

  unicorns 26–27

  myths 4

  Ushi-oni 15

  Ninki Nanka 14

  vampires 54–55

  Pan Gu 6–7, 15

  werewolves 46–47

  Perseus 12

  Yara-ma-yha-who 15

  phoenixes 10–11, 15

  Yeti 32

  Púca 52–53

  Ymir 8–9, 14

  ravens 57

  Roc 20–21

  Ryu 23

  Sigurd 23

  Sirens 45

  Sobek 45

  tengu 50–51

  Theseus 31

  Thunderbird 18–19

  totem poles 18, 19

  Triton 44

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  A LEVEL FOR EVERY READER

  This book is a part of an exciting four-level reading series to support children in developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. Each book is designed to develop a child’s reading skills, fluency, grammar awareness, and comprehension in order to build confidence and enjoyment when reading.

  Ready for a Level 3 (Beginning to Read Alone) book A child should:

  • be able to read many words without needing to stop and break them down into sound parts.

  • read smoothly, in phrases and with expression, and at a good pace.

  • self-correct when a word or sentence doesn’t sound right or doesn’t make sense.

  A valuable and shared reading experience For many children, reading requires much effort but adult participation can make reading both fun and easier. Here are a few tips on how to use this book with a young reader:

  Check out the contents together:

  • read about the book on the back cover and talk about the contents page to help heighten interest and expectation.

  • ask the reader to make predictions about what they think will happen next.

  • talk about the information he/she might want to find out.

  Encourage fluent reading:

  • encourage reading aloud in fluent, expressive phrases, making full use of punctuation and thinking about the meaning; if helpful, choose a sentence to read aloud to help demonstrate reading with expression.

  Praise, share, and talk:

  • notice if the reader is responding to the text by self-correcting and varying his/her voice.

  • encourage the reader to recall specific details after each chapter.

  • let her/him pick out interesting words and discuss what they mean.

  • talk about what he/she found most interesting or important and show your own enthusiasm for the book.

  • read the quiz at the end of the book and encourage the reader to answer the questions, if necessary, by turning back to the relevant pages to find the answers.

  Series consultant, Dr. Linda Gambrell, Emerita Distinguished Professor of Education at Clemson University, has served as President of the National Reading Conference, the College Reading Association, and the International Reading Association.

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  LEARN TO READ, THEN READ TO LEARN!

  Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages build reading skills . Developed in consultation with leading literacy experts . Helps build a lifelong love of reading A level for every reader

  LEARNING

  BEGINNING

  BEGINNING

  READING

  TO READ

  TO READ

  TO READ

  ALONE

  ALONE

  LEVEL1

  LEVEL 2

  LEVEL 3

  LEVEL 4

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  Document Outline

  Contents 4 Introduction

  6 Chapter 1: Meet the Monsters

  14 Monsters Map

  16 Chapter 2: Flying Fiends

  22 Dragons

  24 Chapter 3: Earthy Creatures

  32 Local Legends

  34 Chapter 4: Water Wonders

  44 S
pectacular Sea Creatures

  46 Chapter 5: Super Shapeshifters

  56 Total Tricksters

  58 Quiz

  60 Glossary

  62 Index

 

 

 


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