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There are three criteria for inclusion in this near-comprehensive reference work on a relatively narrow aspect of folklore: the creature cannot be divine, it must be a supernatural being from mythology, legend, folklore, or classic literature, and it may be a cryptozoological or symbolic being, such as a heraldic beast. Although various other sources treat giants, monsters, and mystery animals, none seems to cover them all at once, and this work's inclusion of the symbolic element appears to be unique. Entries give basic descriptions of each creature as well as its activities, region, culture, and historical period, and each entry is both cross-referenced and referenced to a selected bibliography. Appendixes categorize beings under country or region as well as such headings as "Beings Associated with Catastrophe." While works as modern as J.R.R. Tolkien's are cited, the Harry Potter series is not, though several monsters described here are present in J.K. Rowling's books. Perhaps Rose (Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins) does not consider Potter classic literature, but for a current reference work, this may soon prove a serious oversight. Recommended for public and school libraries where similar references are used.DKatherine K. Kaigler-Koenig, Ellis Sch., Pittsburgh, PA
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! have nothing on Rose, at home in a thicket of menacing creatures.

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This creature is described in an erudite work on Malay witchcraft by Iturvuru (1937). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nursery bogie, semisupernatural beings, wierd noises, drunken sexuality, monstrous serpentine creature, biblical race, great rainbow snake, homed serpent, humanoid proportions, hairy male bodies, magic mead, humanoid monster, children into good behavior, giant ancestors, many legendary figures, oriental dragon, horned water serpent, vast serpent, primordial giant, giant descendants, humanoid beast, enormous fangs, graceful type, vast fish, cannibal ogre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Native American, Fearsome Critters, Rainbow Serpent, Native Australian, Baba Yaga, Twrch Trwyth, Annius of Viterbo, British Isles, Giovanni Nanni, King Arthur, Lokapala Elephants, Sang Gala Raja, Hundred-Handed Giants, Tuyscon Gigas, Feng Hwang, Isle of Man, West Malaysia, The Lord of the Rings, Pliny the Elder, Middle East, Each Uisge,