- Hardcover: 80 pages
- Publisher: Mirrorstone (Aug 11 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786952431
- ISBN-13: 978-0786952434
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 1.2 x 28.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#613,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #43 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Mirrorstone
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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.
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun book on vampires,
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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Vampires (Hardcover)
This is another book in the Practical Guide to... series that is aimed towards the 8-14 age group. The subject of this book is, of course, vampires. The book's contents appear to be a combination of traditional lore (vampire weaknesses and stories), dungeons and dragons (things like magic items and weapons), and modern vampire stories (the idea of "vegetarian" vampires that drink only animal blood). The book is told from the point of view of a vampire hunter, although a pretty sympathetic one at that. The book details the traits of vampires, their habits, their interactions with humans (not always entirely bad), their weaknesses, how to fight them, and related monsters and sub-types of vampires.
In terms of tone, it's presented with enough menace to be interesting, but it's light-hearted enough to suit its target audience (no gory details). This is by no means a book for anyone serious about vampires, but as an interesting book for younger viewers, it's a great buy. The illustrations are good, the content is varied but interesting, and the tone is just right. My only complaint would be that the author tends to enjoy using some pretty obscure and advanced words that younger readers might not recognize. Then again, that just might encourage them to learn the meaning of those words. Overall, a strong recommendation as a fun read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Perfectly targets the 9-12 crowd with G-rated material,
By Lisa Barker - Published on Amazon.com
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).
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Appealing to readers of all ages,
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
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".
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A Practical Guide to Vampires,
By j3nni - Published on Amazon.com
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.
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