Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist
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Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist is an ongoing series of chapter books
for children written by R. L. LaFevers
and illustrated by Kelly Murphy
. The books chronicle the adventures of young Nathaniel "Nate" Fludd, a beastologist in training who travels the world in search of mythical beasts, with his mentor Aunt Phil and pet gremlin Greasle. Sketches drawn by Nathaniel's hand are often featured in addition to the black and white art which illustrates the series.
The four published volumes have received awards from the Junior Library Guild in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Winter 2011 and Spring 2011.
as it prepares to lay its new egg.
. This King of Serpents is wreaking havoc and Nathaniel inherits the unenviable task of protecting the Dhughani village from its ire.
in search of a unicorn in distress.
Chapter book
A chapter book is a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7-10. Unlike picture books for younger readers, a chapter book tells the story primarily through prose, rather than pictures. Unlike books for older readers, chapter books contain plentiful illustrations...
for children written by R. L. LaFevers
R. L. LaFevers
R. L. LaFevers is an award-winning American children's book writer from California. She is the author of the Theodosia series and Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series . R. L...
and illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Kelly Murphy
Kelly Murphy is an American author and illustrator of children's books from Massachusetts. Murphy attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, her student work receiving distinction from the Society of Illustrators...
. The books chronicle the adventures of young Nathaniel "Nate" Fludd, a beastologist in training who travels the world in search of mythical beasts, with his mentor Aunt Phil and pet gremlin Greasle. Sketches drawn by Nathaniel's hand are often featured in addition to the black and white art which illustrates the series.
The four published volumes have received awards from the Junior Library Guild in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Winter 2011 and Spring 2011.
Book 1: Flight of the Phoenix (2009)
Nathaniel Fludd's life seems to have taken a turn for the worse when he is summoned to a lawyer's office to be told that his parents are lost at sea. Despite initial fears that he would end in the care of his cruel governess Miss Lumpton, Nathaniel is thankfully taken under the wing of a distant cousin, Aunt Phil (short for "Philomena"), the world's last beastologist. Soon Nate embarks on his first voyage, following Aunt Phil to Arabia to aid and witness the world's only phoenixPhoenix (mythology)
The phoenix or phenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indian and Phoenicians....
as it prepares to lay its new egg.
Book 2: The Basilisk's Lair (2010)
Nathaniel joins Aunt Phil in a new adventure, travelling to Mali in search of the basiliskBasilisk
In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance...
. This King of Serpents is wreaking havoc and Nathaniel inherits the unenviable task of protecting the Dhughani village from its ire.
Book 3: The Wyverns' Treasure (2010)
Home from Africa, Nathaniel and Aunt Phil find their English home ransacked. While looking for the thief, they are interrupted by a new emergency calling for beastologists. Wyverns, giant dragons dwelling the Welsh countryside, are in an uproar and threatening to break an oath of peace with humans.Book 4: The Unicorn's Tale (2011)
In this fourth installment of the series, Nathaniel travels to BrocéliandeBrocéliande
Brocéliande is the name of a legendary forest that first appears in literature in 1160, in the Roman de Rou, a verse chronicle written by Wace....
in search of a unicorn in distress.