La Vida Secreta del Monstruo del Lago Ness - (Vidas Secretas de Críptidos) by Benjamin Harper (Paperback)

About the Book

El legendario monstruo del lago Ness fue visto por primera vez hace casi 1500 años y la criatura ha capturado la imaginación de muchos desde entonces. Los lectores pueden aprender la sorprendente historia detrás de este misterioso críptido escocés. The legendary Loch Ness Monster was first spotted almost 1,500 years ago, and the creature has captured imaginations ever since. Readers can learn the surprising history behind this mysterious Scottish cryptid.

Book Synopsis

¿Crees que sabes todo sobre el monstruo del lago Ness? ¡Piénsalo de nuevo! Este críptido submarino tiene una vida secreta que puede sorprenderte. ¿Nessie tiene familia nadando cerca? ¿La criatura en el lago es un dinosaurio perdido hace mucho tiempo, una anguila gigante u otra cosa? Descubre estos datos emocionantes y más a través de fotos entretenidas y un texto fácil de leer que ayuda a los lectores con dificultades y atrae a los fanáticos de los monstruos por igual. Think you know all about the Loch Ness Monster? Think again! This underwater cryptid has a secret life that may surprise you. Does Nessie have family swimming nearby? Is the creature in the lake a long-lost dinosaur, giant eel, or something else? Uncover these exciting facts and more through entertaining photos and easy-to-read text that supports struggling readers and engages monster fans alike.

Review Quotes

Students seeking a lighthearted, fact-filled series on this popular topic will want to check this out. Succinct but not choppy sentences make for fast-paced, smooth reading, and a comfortable number of short sentences (roughly four to eight per page), with plenty of white space and dynamic illustrations, provide an accessible format for striving readers. Facts plus cheeky, sometimes gross, humor should captivate. Titles open with a "Meet __," a light introductory paragraph that faces a full-page illustration of the cryptid. Next up is a short quiz about the creature, with answers and another illustration. Students learn what's known about the creatures: historical information, i.e., where/when it was "discovered" and by whom; habits; characteristics; methods of communication; sightings; other, similar creatures in different parts of the world (plus their names in those places, with pictures); and media appearances, if any. Text and humor receive strong support from the artwork. Covers are stylishly cartoonish and chapter headings are large, boldfaced, and bracketed. Interior art features many generally captioned full-page color (and some black-and-white) illustrations, cartoons, cartoon overlays, photos, and other graphics, e.g., paw prints. Additionally, speech balloons frequently appear alongside mouths of people or animals in illustrations, photos, or cartoons to supply -humorous commentaries. Each title includes at least one map displaying a cryptid's usual habitat or a location where it's been sighted (and, sometimes, how often it's been observed). Numerous helpful informational "Fact" boxes appear frequently in each volume. Back matter includes a glossary (with pronunciation guides); "Read More" (a -bibliography of books); "Internet Sites"; and an index. -VERDICT Recommended for public and school libraries. A note: the -Chupacabra title contains some scary -elements.--Carol Goldman, formerly at Queens Public Library, NY "School Library Journal"