Lake and Sea Monsters

ISBN-13: 9780791093931 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 2008 / 127 str.

Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Opis

This title features a 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 of this title 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; and, Mistake or Fake - Natural Creatures and Hoaxes.