Books with title Sea Monsters

Sporting fins, scales, and sometimes horns or fur, a riot of unidentifiable water creatures have poked their dripping heads above the waves throughout recorded history to shock grizzled sailors and hardy fisherfolk alike. But survivors of water monster encounters are usually left as puzzled as they are terrified, questioning the origins and elusiveness of the creatures. Most people can describe what a typical sea monster looks like, yet no museum boasts a skeleton--or even an irrefutable photograph--of a sea serpent or the legendary Loch Ness Monster. Lake and Sea Monsters thoroughly explores humanity's fascination with Nessie, sea serpents, and all the other wet wonders of the world, separating fact from fiction by examining ancient legends and myths, contemporary eyewitness stories, and the latest scientific discoveries.Chapters include:-Swimming Through Time: Birth of the Sea Monster -Merfolk and Other Scaly Humanoids -Kraken, Giant Squids, and Octopuses -Nessie: Scotland's Sea Monster Superstar -Mistake or Fake: Natural Creatures and Hoaxes.

Tildy knew there were monsters. They sailed in from outside and hid behind the curtains. Moonlight brought them in. Tildy hated moonlight. Mom and Dad said there were no such things. Her aunt and uncle couldn't see them, and when Tildy wrote to her 23 cousins about monsters, only one wrote back saying she shouldn't eat spicy food before bedtime. Then a new boy came to school. Hendrik drew pages and pages of monsters when the class was writing numbers. He had a way of dealing with his monsters. When Tildy dares to stay over at Hendrik's house, she panics when the moon rises . . . but together they make the night safe, and Tildy can watch the moon sail through the starry sky.

"Not every monster should be feared; some monsters are just plain fun! Readers will love making the entertaining origami monsters in this delightful book as well as sharing them with friends and family. Step-by-step instructions are paired with useful photographs, making each project achievable for the young artist. Readers can also choose their origami artwork according to its category of difficulty"--