Werewolves: The Truth Behind History's Scariest Shape-Shifters

by Sean McCollum

Overview

Stories about ferocious werewolves killing everything in their paths have been around for thousands of years. Take young readers on a trip through time to learn about ancient and medieval lore about werewolves. Then explore how werewolf stories have changed over time until these monsters became the troubled and distant creatures often seen in today's popular culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491443361
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Monster Handbooks Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Sean McCollum has written more than 30 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles for children and teens. Currently living in the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, he has sailed on ships big and small, and always checks where the lifeboats are stowed.

Table of Contents

Power of the Wolf 4

Chapter 1 Shape-Shifters from Long Ago 6

Chapter 2 The Werewolves of Europe 10

Chapter 3 Defense Against Werewolves 16

Chapter 4 Wild about Werewolves 22

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

1. Explores the history of classic monsters from ancient times to the modern day. 2. Discusses the characteristics of monsters and how they have changed over time. 3. Discusses the changes in how monsters have been portrayed in popular culture throughout history.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 3–6—Through four chapters of straightforward description, these volumes demystify the fearsome qualities of each well-known monster. A bit of preface is followed by information on ancient beliefs in assorted countries, medieval folklore from Europe, tactics supposedly used for hunting and killing the cursed creatures, and continuing appeal of these subjects in popular media. Grisly details, both on the part of the monsters and of the fearful citizens, are provided matter-of-factly, and widely selected illustrations include quaint and fairly tame images, as well as a few that are gory. Highlighted words that appear in the closing glossary are also defined right within the chapter. The vampire and werewolf volumes each include a crude worldwide map locating different beliefs, and all the books have a nice chart of related film, TV, novel, and game titles. The three books in each bibliography are small samples of the many available on these popular subjects. VERDICT Any or all of these will be useful for libraries needing more titles.

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