Day, David

Relates how the poor young shepherd boy Kung became the Emperor of all China with the help of the Master Panda, the most magical and wisest creature in all the world.

The Magician-King's four grandchildren are transformed into swans by their jealous stepmother and remain enchanted for a thousand years.

The author reveals the crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the Hobbit's thrilling surface.

Presents illustrated definitions in alphabetical order of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, duties, fauna, and flora of the worlds of middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Also includes a map and a chronology of allthe ages.

Various animals contend for the honor of being considered the king of the woods, but it is not always the largest who is the strongest.