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Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore

Contributor(s): Mayor, Adrienne (Author), Angel, Michele M (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780691247861

Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Pub Date: October 7, 2025

Dewey: 398.36

LCCN: 2025930788

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 6.80" L x 4.60" W ( 0.60 lbs) 208 pages

Series: Pedia Books

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Description: "... a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken kingdoms and lost cities, accursed mountains and treacherous terrains, and lethal lakes and singing sand dunes, explaining the historical background and latest science underlying each tale."--Provided by publisher.

Review Quotes: "Folklorist and historian Mayor, author of the National Book Award finalist The Poison King, draws on the new field of geomythology to explain the historical background and science behind 53 legends and myths of the earth. . . . A fascinating catalog of ancient cultures and unique geological events."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

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