Books with title The Loch Mess Monster

Cornell University professor Arthur Maxon, who has been experimenting in the creation of artificial life, travels with his daughter Virginia to one of the remote Pamarung Islands in the East Indies to pursue his project. Their departure is noted with interest by a young man, Townsend J. Harper, Jr., who is quite taken with Virginia and determines to find out where they are going. In Singapore, Maxon commissions Dr. Carl von Horn to take them the remainder of the way to their destination in his yacht the Ithaca, and then to assist him in his experiments. On the island the group fights off a pirate attack and builds a fort. (Wikipedia)

“My grandkids love this book!” “Words and illustrations are adorable.”Jack E. Wurst is the worst! He has a “Me Monster” living deep inside him!Jack is mean and selfish, never thinking of anyone but himself. Worse than that, he is a bully. Whether at home or at school, Jack enjoys being unkind to others.Everyone has given up on Jack. Except his parents. Things change quickly when Jack’s mother and father find a special way for Jack to see the terrible monster inside him. A fun story with an uplifting message for all ages of how to overcome personal selfishness and discover the joy of putting others first.“Very sweet book. LOVED IT!” Shelley C.

A huge, glowing object moved slowly toward her. As it approached, the glow grew more intense and the water warmer. Vanessa stopped swimming, waiting for the inevitable... Vanessa's dreams are haunted by cryptidsmysterious creatures that may or may not exist. Her mother used to study them, gathering scientific evidence that at least some of them are real. Vanessa longs to continue her mother's research. At the moment, though, she also has more pressing concernslike a family trip that includes her father's new girlfriend. But the visit to Scotland gives Vanessa a chance to explore the eerie secrets of Loch Ness. With the help of her mother's cryptid files, can she solve the mystery of the most famous cryptid of all?

Stephen Crane (1850-1893) is regarded as a master of American short story writing. First published in 1898, “The Monster” is one of his best-known novellas. It is a study of prejudice, fear and isolation in a small town near New York, where an African-American man suffers the pains of social exclusion after being disfigured by fire in order to save another man. This edition also contains the enlightening essay “A Note on Stephen Crane” written by literary critic and painter John D. Barry (1866-1942) in 1901.

Each book in this series presents a fun "autobiography" of a popular mythical character. Amusingly illustrated and with simple levelled text, the books will be sure to hook in reluctant readers. The autobiographical style and text in the first person will also make the books work well as example of Common Core genres and text types. In this book, the Loch Ness Monster tells her story.

Stories of a plesiosaur-like creature living in the depths of Scotland’s Loch Ness, a very deep lake, have been surfacing for years. Investigations, searches, sonar studies, and multiple other search functions have been conducted to solve the mystery—so far evidence is still inconclusive. Some think “Nessie” is a modern-day dinosaur that somehow managed to survive the mass extinction the rest of its kind suffered, others think people have taken bad photographs of water birds or small boats. All readers, even the most reluctant, will be intrigued by this fact-filled discussion.