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Monster Science: Could Monsters Survive (and Thrive!) in the Real World?
96 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-054-6$18.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Phil McAndrew.
This clever book discusses whether Frankenstein's monster, vampires, bigfoot, zombies, werewolves, and sea monsters could really exist. Interweaving historical and current facts and stories with clearly explained science (in Frankenstein's case: genetic engineering, electricity, and the nervous system), Becker creates a wonderfully accessible, lively book. Loaded with sidebars, cartoon illustrations, diagrams, maps, and charts for kids to pore over. Ind.