中文簡介：

中世紀歷史學家凱特·史蒂文森 (Cait Stevenson)

為癡迷于幻想的孩子們提供了一本關于世界各地龍的歷史和神話的史詩指南，非常適合《馴龍高手》的。

幾千年來，人類一直害怕或尊敬龍，無論是來自歐洲的長翅膀的噴火怪物還是來自亞洲的滑行水神。在這本書中，辛西婭·阿爾瓦雷斯提供了精美的插圖，讀者將被古代神話所吸引，并了解孕育這些傳奇怪物的文化。包括以下故事：

• Fáfnir，北歐神話中的一條龍，貪婪戰勝了他 • 阿拉伯民間故事《一千零一夜》中的女屠龍者 • 阿波菲斯，古埃及神話中潛行于冥界的龍神

讀者還將了解龍和恐龍之間的聯系，認識現實生活中的龍，如科莫多龍和胡須龍，研究龍星座，遇到 JRR

托爾金的中土世界的龍，并對《龍與地下城》等游戲的受歡迎程度感到驚訝。 這是熱愛龍的孩子們想知道的一切！

原文簡介：

An epic guide to the history and mythology of dragons from around the

world\nfor fantasy-mad kids by medieval historian Cait Stevenson, perfect for

fans of\nHow to Train Your Dragon. \n \nFor thousands of years humans have

feared or revered dragons, be they winged\nfire-breathing monsters from Europe

or slithering water s from Asia. In\nthis book, featuring beautiful

s courtesy of Cinthya Alvarez,\nreaders will be charmed by ancient

myths and learn about the cultures that\ngave birth to these legendary

monsters. Includes the stories of: \n \n• Fáfnir, a dragon from Norse

mythology whose greed gets the better of him \n• The female dragon-slayer from

the Arabic folktales One Thousand and One\nNights \n• Apophis, the dragon

of ancient Egyptian myth who stalks the underworld \n \nReaders will also

learn about the link between dragons and dinosaurs, meet\nreal-life dragons

such as Komodo dragons and bearded dragons, study dragon\nconstellations,

encounter the dragons of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, and\nwonder at the

popularity of games such as Dungeons & Dragons. \n \nIt’s everything kids who

love dragons could ever want to know!\n\n