The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Newquist, HP

Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid

73 pp. | Houghton | August, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-07678-2 $18.00

(2) 4-6 The 1860s brought a rash of sightings of enormous squidlike sea monsters. Another wave happened in the 1960s. Photographs and video of live squid have enhanced our understanding in recent years, but we still know little about these mysterious creatures. The book's cover plays to the monster audience; inside, concise text, complemented by illustrations, photographs, and maps, smoothly segues between history and science. Websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2010