Real-life Sea Monsters and their Stories of Survival by Anita Ganeri ISBN:9781526322968

Real-life Sea Monsters and their Stories of Survival by Anita Ganeri

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Following on from the award-winning ‘Real-life Dragons and their Stories of Survival’, read on to find out the fascinating stories of ten real-life sea monsters!

Around the world, sailors from ancient times onwards have told stories of colossal deep-sea creatures that capsized ships and terrorised crews. Far from home, and often venturing into the unknown, however, it’s no wonder sailors put the dangers they faced down to the threat from sinister sea beasts. The oceans are mysterious places, and the deep-sea is one of the last places on Earth to be explored. So, while there may be no such thing as a sea serpent or mermaid, there are plenty of other weird and wonderful creatures lurking down there. Some of these real-life animals are the inspiration behind the sea monsters of myth. Others are so fantastical in their own right, it’s difficult to believe that they actually exist.

This book brings together 10 real-life sea monsters, with fascinating facts, figures and folklore. There are also tales of how these extraordinary creatures were discovered, and about their adaptations for surviving in the wild.

This high-interest approach to the natural world shows the diversity of nature, evolution and adaptation and can be used to support the science curriculum study of living things at key stage two.

Full-colour photographs combined with illustrations make this a beautiful and fascinating introduction to real-life sea monsters around the world.


About the Author: Anita Ganeri (Author)

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children’s information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling ‘Horrible Geography’ series for Scholastic Children’s Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.

Jianan Liu (Illustrator)

Born in China, Jianan grew up in Bejing. She later moved to the US to continue her art studies and now lives in Baltimore. Jianan’s beautiful art style with its stunning palette and fresh compositions prompts a thoughtful response from the reader. Her eye-catching book cover designs and gorgeous folktale illustrations are full of charm.

 

Additional information

Format

Paperback / softback

Genre

Wildlife (Children's / Teenage)

Readership Level

Children / Juvenile

ISBN

9781526322968

Author

Jianan Liu

Real-life Sea Monsters and their Stories of Survival by Anita Ganeri ISBN 9781526322968

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