"Ever wonder why dragons guard the ""weather,"" or how to make a merman laugh? The newest entry in the popular Element Encyclopedia series spans the globe and the ages to present a feast of magical ""beasts,"" both familiar and rare. It's populated by a host of marvelous creatures from ""fairytales,"" ""myths,"" and beloved writers such as Lewis ""Carroll,"" J.R.R. ""Tolkien,"" and J.K Rowling. From Chinese dragons to Norwegian sea ""monsters,"" banshees to ""griffins,"" cherufes to ""lampaluguas,"" every fantastic figure gets its due. ""7-1/2"" x ""9-3/5"";"" illustrated in full color."