Overview
Think you know all about the Loch Ness Monster? Think again! This underwater cryptid has a secret life that may surprise you. Does Nessie have family swimming nearby? Is the creature in the lake a long-lost dinosaur, giant eel, or something else? Uncover these exciting facts and more through entertaining photos and easy-to-read text that supports struggling readers and engages monster fans alike.
Full Product Details
Author: Benjamin Harper
Publisher: Capstone Press
Imprint: Capstone Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.204kg
ISBN: 9781669040453
ISBN 10: 1669040453
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 January 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
"Students seeking a lighthearted, fact-filled series on this popular topic will want to check this out. Succinct but not choppy sentences make for fast-paced, smooth reading, and a comfortable number of short sentences (roughly four to eight per page), with plenty of white space and dynamic illustrations, provide an accessible format for striving readers. Facts plus cheeky, sometimes gross, humor should captivate. Titles open with a ""Meet __,"" a light introductory paragraph that faces a full-page illustration of the cryptid. Next up is a short quiz about the creature, with answers and another illustration. Students learn what's known about the creatures: historical information, i.e., where/when it was ""discovered"" and by whom; habits; characteristics; methods of communication; sightings; other, similar creatures in different parts of the world (plus their names in those places, with pictures); and media appearances, if any. Text and humor receive strong support from the artwork. Covers are stylishly cartoonish and chapter headings are large, boldfaced, and bracketed. Interior art features many generally captioned full-page color (and some black-and-white) illustrations, cartoons, cartoon overlays, photos, and other graphics, e.g., paw prints. Additionally, speech balloons frequently appear alongside mouths of people or animals in illustrations, photos, or cartoons to supply -humorous commentaries. Each title includes at least one map displaying a cryptid's usual habitat or a location where it's been sighted (and, sometimes, how often it's been observed). Numerous helpful informational ""Fact"" boxes appear frequently in each volume. Back matter includes a glossary (with pronunciation guides); ""Read More"" (a -bibliography of books); ""Internet Sites""; and an index. -VERDICT Recommended for public and school libraries. A note: the -Chupacabra title contains some scary -elements.--Carol Goldman, formerly at Queens Public Library, NY ""School Library Journal"""
Author Information
Benjamin Harper lives in Los Angeles where he edits superhero books for a living. When he's not at work, he writes; watches monster movies; and hangs out with his cats Marjorie and Jerry, a betta fish named Toby, and a tank full of four rough-skinned newts. He tends a bog garden full of carnivorous plants and also grows milkweed to help save Monarch butterflies. His other books include the Bug Girl series, Obsessed With Star Wars, Rolling with BB-8, Hansel & Gretel & Zombies, and many more.
