Monsters and Water Beasts: Creatures of Fact or Fiction? - Hardcover

Miller, Karen

 
9780805079029: Monsters and Water Beasts: Creatures of Fact or Fiction?
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0805079025 ISBN 13: 9780805079029
Verlag: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Mythical beasts or real creatures? You decide!

Big Foot, Moth Man, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester. These are just a few of the mythical beasts uncovered in this intriguing collection of extraordinary creatures. Firsthand accounts and the opinions of scientists weave together a fascinating web of fact and legend. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, you'll find much to ponder in the lore surrounding these monsters.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Karen Miller is a former journalist. She lives in Burnsville, North Carolina. This is her first book for young readers.

Sergio Ruzzier has illustrated several books for young readers. His illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Is there truth in the reports of strange animals unknown to science? Miller opens and closes this book on legendary creatures with the 2002 discovery of the giant squid, which may have inspired reports of sea serpents for thousands of years. Each chapter discusses one rumored beast, among them Bigfoot, the Big Bird of Texas, hoop snakes, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, the sea maiden of Biloxi, the sea serpent of Gloucester, and the Cadborosaurus (the last two are, respectively, British Columbian and Maine water beasts). The emphasis is on North American creatures, but others are mentioned as well. Handsomely designed, the book features full-page and smaller chapter-head paintings that depict the creatures as kindly rather than terrifying, echoing the even, nonsensational tone of the text. Carolyn Phelan
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Verlag
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0805079025
ISBN 13 
9780805079029
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Ruzzier Sergio
Anzahl der Seiten
96
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Verantwortliche Person
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