That is if you want to have your child believe in God. If you want to confuse them and let them believe in dragons, vampires, beasts and how man evolved from lions then this is your book. Great little interactive gadgets in the book with many interesting illustrations, but the overall take from my perspective is that this book is way too young for any six year old. I give it a solid F, unless you are a parent that wants to persuade an anti-christian view of the world to your young kids.
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Dr. Ernest Drake's Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Beasts
(2008, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Dugald Steer)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Dryly humorous fake nonfiction about monsters.
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for Ages 8 and Up
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About Dr. Ernest Drake's Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Beasts
Parents need to know that, aside from some mild and humorous references to monsters that like to eat people, there is little to be concerned about here. Of course, children prone to nightmares probably shouldn't be reading a book about monsters, but they are not presented in a way intended to be frightening.
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- Families can talk about what's real and what isn't. The book is presented as nonfiction, but of course this is done with tongue in cheek. But there are some real things here. How can you know which are real and which aren't? What differentiates a monster from other rare creatures? Is a dinosaur a monster? Are there any monsters that are, or were, real?
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