{"product_id":"a-natural-history-of-magical-beasts-emily-hawkins","title":"A Natural History of Magical Beasts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root mui-style-qfo1m7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pdp-tabpanel-description\" role=\"tabpanel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root mui-style-1sf3xto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-root DetailsTabs_collapsed-content__4AYQf DetailsTabs_desktop__DwUJ1 MuiCollapse-vertical MuiCollapse-entered DetailsTabs_expanded-content__Rh_0_ mui-style-c4sutr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapper MuiCollapse-vertical mui-style-hboir5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapperInner MuiCollapse-vertical mui-style-8atqhb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eA Natural History of Magical Beasts by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEmily Hawkins 🦄\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eA Natural History of Magical Beasts is a complete guide to magical creatures from around the world, from their lifecycles and behaviour to how they have hidden themselves from human discovery for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a gold-foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with beautiful illustrations and precise notes detailing the secret lives of magical beasts. Tales of magical creatures have been told across the world for generations... but are these stories merely flights of fancy, or is there any truth to the legends of unicorns and dragons, centaurs and griffins? Presented as the notebook of a 1920s zoologist, this lavish volume sets out to answer this question, revealing the hidden world of the magical beasts that live among us. Within these pages you will meet bizarre and beautiful creatures from around the globe, discovering their habits, habitats and the legends surrounding them. Learn about the anatomy of a unicorn, the life cycle of a phoenix, incredible dragon courtship dances and much more in this ultimate guide to magical creatures. This exquisitely illustrated album will entrance all true-believers and fantasy enthusiasts. Following on from A Natural History of Fairies, A Natural History of Magick and A Natural History of Mermaids, this vintage notebook is part of the Folklore Field Guides series: a charming collection of beautifully illustrated compendiums on topics of lore and legend. Fascinating facts are accompanied by breathtaking illustrations, all presented in an engaging narrative form.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eOnce a children's book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children's Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children's non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling, and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive series (Wide Eyed Editions). In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eJessica Roux is a Nashville-based illustrator and plant and animal enthusiast. She loves exploring in her own backyard and being surrounded by an abundance of nature. Using subdued colours and rhythmic shapes, she renders flora, fauna, food and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old world beauty. Her first book with Frances Lincoln is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Natural History of Fairies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(September 2020).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root mui-style-1hzqvjd\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h5 mui-style-jl3lrp\"\u003eLess...\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Leonard Cronin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrator: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEmily Hawkins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePolly \u0026amp; Co's Kids \u0026amp; Children's Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks are one of our go-to gift ideas! There’s something special about a gifting a beautiful hardcover book with a handwritten note inside the cover. Or, if you are shopping for your own little one, reading is a wonderful way to spend time together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe always search to find books that help celebrate the wonder of our world, inspire imagination and\/or mindfulness; books that make us learn, feel, and expand our views. 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