A Practical Guide to Vampires [Hardcover]

Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Practical Guide To...

Sink your teeth into today's hottest fantasy topic with the next book in the New York Times best-selling series...

How old is a vampire fledgling? Why do vampires avoid mirrors? What's the best way to slip into a vampire's home? New York Times best-selling author Lisa Trumbauer illuminates the twilight world of vampires in the next edition in the Practical Guide family of fantasy essentials.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Mirrorstone (August 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786952431
• ISBN-13: 978-0786952434
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly targets the 9-12 crowd with G-rated material, September 8, 2009

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Lisa Barker - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Practical Guide to Vampires (Hardcover)

You loved the series on dragons, but now you have everything you ever wanted to know about vampires at your fingertips. Stunning illustrations to feast your eyes upon and fill your imagination. Perfectly targets the 9-12 crowd with G-rated material, but is suitable for any vampire lover/collector (along the lines of the older Gnomes and Fairies field books of the seventies, I think it was).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Appealing to readers of all ages, November 15, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Practical Guide to Vampires (Hardcover)

Appealing to readers of all ages, A Practical Guide to Vampires is an illustrated, fantastic guide to these popular horror-movie monsters. Presenting the basics of vampire lore from anatomy (apparently vampires have withered internal organs and small lungs whose sole purpose is to provide air for speech, since they don't breathe) to basic physical and magical self-defense against vampires, to proper etiquette when invited to a vampire banquet. A delightful treasure trove of ideas, especially recommended not only for vampire fans, but also anyone interested in creating vampire stories, or leading a role playing game involving vampires. Also a joy to page through are previous books in the "Practical Guide" series, including "A Practical Guide to Monsters" and "A Practical Guide to Dragons".

5.0 out of 5 stars A Practical Guide to Vampires, December 9, 2011

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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Vampires (Hardcover)

My 9 year old loves these books! He started out with A Practical Guide to Monsters about a year ago and now has 4 in the series. He looks at them and reads them often and likes to take them to school for show and tell.