The hard evidence amounted to a grainy black & white photograph published in the Illustrated London News in 1918. Sat on a packing-case, propped up with a large stick, was what purported to be the body of a giant monkey, known variously as ' Loy's ape', ' King Monkey' & the ' Mono Rey'. It was supposed to inhabit the dense jungles of northern Bolivia. around the Madidi river, & the last westerner to attempt a sighting, the redoubtable Englishman Colonel Percy Fawcett, had disappeared without trace back in the 1920s. For the young travel writer Simon Chapman, however, the jungle is the only place to be, & the denser & more remote the better. Which is why, accompanied by an Englishman whose hobby is fighting mock mediaeval battles & an Australian who used the pages of his South American Handbook for cigarette papers in order to sample remote countries 'by exhalation', he took an all
- too-collapsible canoe amid Bolivia's swamps & rainforest to try & see for himself the mythical monster of the Madidi. In the classic English tradition that sets about turning a mad idea into an utter absurdity, it was an adventure from start to finish. Charlie, the Australian, proved much more successful at catching improbably large fish than at simply steering the canoe in a straight line. Their guides were soon adept at requiring another ration of the team's precious tinned chocolate pudding before any meaningful progress; & a daily procession of bemused tapirs, anteaters & jungle-dwelling wild turkeys only reminded them how very far they were from civilisation. Most worryingly of all, each rare encounter with a human being brought news that maybe the Mono Rey was a kind of bear, not a monkey
- or even that there was no monster after all... Compelling, comic & touching, with a superb awareness of the natural world, The Monster of the Madidi introduces a new travel writing talent that every fan of Redmond O' Hanlon & Eric Newby will relish.

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The monster Grendel has awoken & the townspeople are terrified. Even the King has abandoned his great Hall. Hero after hero comes to slay the monster, but no one can outwit Grendel. Only Beowulf has a chance. But when Beowulf finally triumphs, an even greater horror awakens. Grendel`s mother, the Hag, wants revenge on the slayer of her son. High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all. ...

This book explores monsters through the ages & throughout the world. With a brilliant set of bizarre & fantastical illustrations, Monsters provides a dark yet engrossing visual history of fearsome beasts from every age & culture. Christopher Dell investigates what the existence of monsters even if only in our heads says about humankind, & explores such questions as how monsters have survived the millennia; why they are universal; &, why we find the same one-eyed giants in Japan & in ancient Greece, or the same dragons in Europe & China. ...

The margins of medieval manuscripts teem with sirens, satyrs, griffins, unicorns, dragons & other bizarre creatures. Commonplace animals are twisted together in impossible combinations, & human bodies are merged with animal forms in ways that are often both comic & ghastly. Images of these monstrosities pervade art & culture in the Middle Ages, & for medieval pages they must have been a tantalizing suggestion of unknown worlds & unthinkable dangers. But what were they doing there? Were they meaningless distractions, or did these strange beasts have other symbolic meanings? Alixe Bovey's readable text explains the meaning of these monsters & their place in medieval art. ...

There are prowly monsters howling loudly & drooling monsters from the steamy swamp. There are wild, woolly mountain monsters & spiky, spooky monsters from outer space. & they all have one thing in common
- they LOVE underpants! This new title from the bestselling Claire Freedman & Ben Cort is full of pantastic fun!
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The glow in the dark version of this range comes to life at night creating a spooky yet fun experience. Available rolled in an eye-catching tube, perfect for gifting. Perfect for a child`s bedroom, the Glow in the Dark Monster Map allows the child to admire the spooky monster outlines at night! With the glow in the dark Mythical Monster Map children can learn about legendary monsters from around the world in the day & admire their spooky outlines at night! Your Glow in the Dark Mythical Monster Map will charge by absorbing the light that filters into the room. ...

Which monster has the most horrible habits? Who has the biggest sweet tooth? Compete to win the most cards as you pit 30 scary & smelly monsters against each other. With awesome illustrations & hilarious descriptions of each creepy creature, this is the perfect game to play with your friends & family! ...

Monsters have preoccupied mankind from the earliest times: even cave art

Includes:: animal-human monsters.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Map No. 85, Mont Blanc, from Kompass printed on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper in a series of walking maps of selected areas of Italy at 1:50, 000, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Kompass are Europe ...