Daniel Loxton
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
“A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented.” —The Wall Street Journal
Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from...
Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A group of plesiosaurs - ocean-dwelling cousins of the dinosaurs - keeps safe by swimming in a family pod. But then one baby plesiosaur swims too far from its mother and attracts the attention of something very large and very hungry, and the struggle for survival is on. A unique blend of digital artwork and landscape photography illustrates this thrilling encounter.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Using photo-realistic, computer-generated images to illustrate what dinosaurs might have looked like in their natural environment, the author describes how an old ankylosaur (a plant-eating, heavy-plated dinosaur) living along the banks of a grassy lake is rescued from a T. rex attack.
