• Complain

A. J. Sautter - A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures

Here you can read online A. J. Sautter - A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. year: 2014, publisher: Capstone, genre: Detective and thriller. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:

Romance novel Science fiction Adventure Detective Science History Home and family Prose Art Politics Computer Non-fiction Religion Business Children Humor

Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.

A. J. Sautter A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures
  • Book:
    A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures
  • Author:
  • Publisher:
    Capstone
  • Genre:
  • Year:
    2014
  • Rating:
    5 / 5
  • Favourites:
    Add to favourites
  • Your mark:
    • 100
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures: summary, description and annotation

We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.

What do you do if youre being bothered by gremlins or boggarts? Where do goblins and hobgoblins like to live? What should you do if youre attacked by a pack of orcs? These wicked fantasy creatures may not be real, but what if they were? This handy field guide gives you everything you need to learn about these wicked creatures of the imagination.

A. J. Sautter: author's other books


Who wrote A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures? Find out the surname, the name of the author of the book and a list of all author's works by series.

A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work

Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.

Light

Font size:

Reset

Interval:

Bookmark:

Make
Read More Berk Ari The Secret History of Hobgoblins Somerville Mass - photo 1
Read More

Berk, Ari. The Secret History of Hobgoblins. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press,2012.

Cox, Barbara, and Scott Forbes. Spooky Spirits and Creepy Creatures. Creepy Chronicles.New York: Gareth Stevens, 2014.

Sparrow, Giles. Field Guide to Fantastic Creatures. London: Quercus Books, 2009.

Internet Sites

FactHound offers a safe, fun way to find Internet sites related to this book. Allof the sites on FactHound have been researched by our staff.

Heres all you do Visit wwwfacthoundcom Type in this code 9781491406892 - photo 2

Heres all you do:

Visit www.facthound.com

Type in this code: 9781491406892

A World of Wicked Creatures D o you know of any scary dark caves near - photo 3
A World of Wicked Creatures D o you know of any scary dark caves near - photo 4
A World of Wicked Creatures
D o you know of any scary dark caves near where you live What about a creepy - photo 5

D o you know of any scary, dark caves near where you live? What about a creepy oldhousethatnobody seems to live in? Have you ever walked by these places and felt freaked out?Maybe you heard some strange noises or thought you saw something moving in the shadows.Dont worry, it was probably just your imaginationor was it? Perhaps it was a boggart,goblin, or gremlin hiding in the dark! After all, stories about wicked creaturessuch as these have been around for a very long time.

Could the creatures in these old stories be real? Fortunately, no. Evil creatureslike orcs and hags live only in our imaginations. Long ago people often made up storiesto explain things they didnt understand. When things suddenly disappeared or weremysteriously destroyed, it was often blamed on wicked imaginary creatures. Todaywe know such creatures arent real. But they continue to play a big role in manypopular books, movies, TV shows, and more.

Lets imagine for a time that orcs, hobgoblins, and other wicked creatures are realand alive in the world today. If you wanted to find them, how would you look forthem? Where do they live? What do they eat? Are they ever friendly, or do they alwaysattack you on sight? Get ready for adventure as you learn more about several wickedcreatures and how theyd behave if they were real.

Pixies

Size:

6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) tall

Habitat:

hollow trees, logs, and similar spaces in wooded areas

Diet:

seeds, nuts, wild berries, mushrooms, honey

Life Cycle: Pixie families usually include five to six members. Mothers have a childabout every 10 to 15 years. Pixie children grow quickly and reach adult size by age10. However, they slowly and are not considered adults until at least age50. Like their fairy cousins, adult pixies do not appear to age. Most pixies livefor about 300 years.

Physical Features: At first glance its easy to mistake pixies for fairies. Alsoknown as sprites, pixies usually appear as tiny women. They have large eyes, pointedears, and butterfly-like wings. But unlike fairies, pixies usually have black ordark brown hair. Their clothing is often made from dead leaves and grass or bitsof dark cloth found while exploring.

Behavior: Pixies are not naturally wicked or evil. Yet they love to play tricks andpractical jokes on people. However, their pranks often go too far and result in damageor injuries to others. For this reason, many people feel that pixies are nasty andwicked pests. Pixies are naturally curious and will travel long distances to explorethe world. They also enjoy collecting small items like thimbles, toothpicks, string,and pieces of wire. Their small homes are often filled with worthless trinkets thatthey've stolen from others.

Fact Bright blue Cornish pixies cause a lot of mischief in Harry Potter and theChamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling. During one of Harry's classes, they break things,and pull peoples hair. They even pick up one student by his ears and hang him fromthe ceiling!

mature to learn to act in a sensible adult way Nixies Size about 4 to - photo 6

mature Picture 7 to learn to act in a sensible, adult way

Nixies

Size:

about 4 to 4.5 feet (1.2 to 1.4 meters) tall

Habitat:

warm freshwater ponds and lakes

Diet:

fish, clams, frogs, some water plants

Life Cycle Almost all nixies are female It is unknown how they reproduce But - photo 8

Life Cycle: Almost all nixies are female. It is unknown how they reproduce. But itis thought that, like frogs, nixies hatch from eggs as tadpoles. Their arms, legs,hands, and feet then develop as they grow. Nobody is certain, but many believe thatnixies can live for several hundred years. Nixies live in groups called tribes. Eachtribe includes 60 to 80 members.

Physical Features: It can be easy to mistake nixiesfor mermaids. Like mermaids, nixies live in water and havefaces that resemble beautiful human women. However, insteadof large tails, nixies have two strong legs with flipperlike feetthat help them swim quickly. Their pale green skin is madeof tiny fishlike scales. Instead of ears, nixies have thatallow them to breathe underwater. Most nixies have darkgreen hair that resembles seaweed. They enjoy braiding shellsor water lilies into their hair.

Behavior: Nixies are fiercely private and will do anything to protect their wateryhomes. They normally use music and magical . However, nixies can be violent and arent afraid of driving away intrudersby force.

Nixies are usually happy to be left alone. But some nixies have a more wicked nature.They enjoy using their magical abilities to trap innocent people. These people areusually used as slaves to help guard the nixies territory or do other work for them.

gill Picture 9 a body part on the side of a fish used for breathing underwater

illusion Picture 10 something that appears to be real but isnt

lair Picture 11 a place where an animal lives or sleeps

Sirens

Size:

6 to 6.5 feet (1.8 to 2 m) long

Habitat:

rocky islands and shorelines near the sea

Diet:

fish, oysters, sea urchins, starfish, octopuses; prefer humans when possible

Life Cycle: Only a few people have ever reported seeing sirens. For this reason,little is known about these strange creatures. Its believed that sirens are allfemale. Some people think sirens capture human men to serve as mates, but that hasntbeen proven. Nobody knows how quickly siren children grow or how long they live.Some people say that sirens can live up to 1,000 years.

Physical Features: In their true form, sirens look like monstrous mermaids. Theyhave scaly blue or green skin. Their webbed hands are tipped with wicked claws andtheir mouths are filled with sharp, needlelike teeth. Sirens also have a strong tailthat helps them swim quickly.

Next page
Light

Font size:

Reset

Interval:

Bookmark:

Make

Similar books «A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures»

Look at similar books to A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.


Reviews about «A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures»

Discussion, reviews of the book A Field Guide to Goblins, Gremlins, and Other Wicked Creatures and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.