Here there be Monsters

Here there be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the GIANT SQUID

Author:  HP Newquist

Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin           

Year:  2010

ISBN:  978-0-547-07678-2

Genre: Non Fiction

This book is for Ages: 10 up

AR Points:  3.0

Subjects/Themes: Giant Squid

Gorgeous illustrations, images, and photographs support the connection between the myths of the kraken and modern day study of the giant squid.   A fantastic book for young naturalists.  The book recounts tales of  sea serpents described as “a fish with huge eyes surrounded by horns that looked like tree roots” (p.11). This book may inspire exploration of fictional works like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.