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1) Dragon rider
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After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
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When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
5) Dragonwatch
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"In the hidden dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost, Celebrant the Just, King of the Dragons, plots his revenge. He has long seen the sanctuaries as prisons, and he wants nothing more than to overthrow his captors and return the world to the Age of Dragons, when he and his kind ruled and reigned without borders. The time has come to break free and reclaim his power. No one person is capable of stopping Celebrant and his dragon horde. It will take the ancient...
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"A bird the size of an airplane and a behemoth worm with electrical charges--these bizarre giants are captured and entertainingly explored here. From mythology to pop culture, readers will learn all about our mind's invention and reinvention of superhuman sized creatures. Fact boxes share fun tidbits while diagrams convey size differences"--Publisher's website.
8) Dragons
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"Dragons are mythical creatures. Many cultures have their own legends about these incredible beasts. Most dragons are large. They are storng. Some are gentle. Some are fierce."--from publisher's website.
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"The basilisk was believed to be able to kill people just by looking at them. The Sphinx had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. Readers come face-to-face with these mythological monsters. From merpeople to Medusa, many of the most fearsome creatures in mythology can be found within these pages. Detailed images and an enthralling narrative provide an informative guide to some of the most fascinating mythical creatures...
10) Animalia
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An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library."
13) Airborn
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Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.
14) Unicorns
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"Examines whether unicorns are real by looking at their history, evidence of their potential existence, and their cultural impact"--
16) Unicorn club
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Amy starts a unicorn fan club which soon attracts some unusual members.
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After defeating one enemy and unveiling a traitor, Kendra and Seth plunge into the international world of magic. As Kendra travels to another refuge to locate an artifact of incredible strength, Seth faces another attack at Fablehaven. The creatures there are turning, not falling into evil like the fairies previously but actually turning into shadow-- evolving into powerful and more threatening forms never seen before. Even those creatures known to...
19) Circe: a novel
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her...
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"Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is a tale known by many in North America. Stories vary by account, but when a person mentions the creature, most are able to picture a similar beast; a large, hairy, humanlike creature. Bigfoot isn't the only legend known to North Americans. Readers of this engaging volume will also learn about other legendary beings based on fascinating tales, such as Caddy, Champ, and thunderbirds."--Amazon.com